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Recent Examples of unfree
Having wrested some room to maneuver from the Supreme Court, the executive branch, and their national party, conservative Democrats disenfranchised blacks and many poorer white voters, repressed opposition parties, and imposed racially separate—and significantly unfree—civic spheres.
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Robert Mickey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
In 1854, for example, Charleston’s Washington Fire Company recorded paying unfree Black firefighters between $5.00 and $37.75 in a month.
—Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
Because of their supply of unfree labor to fight fires, Southern leaders felt little need to fireproof their cities, or adopt the innovations in firefighting made possible by new technologies.
—Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
As a consequence, people in unfree but commodity-rich (think oil) parts of the world don’t represent a challenge to free countries like the United States.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Robert Mickey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
In 1854, for example, Charleston’s Washington Fire Company recorded paying unfree Black firefighters between $5.00 and $37.75 in a month.
—Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
Because of their supply of unfree labor to fight fires, Southern leaders felt little need to fireproof their cities, or adopt the innovations in firefighting made possible by new technologies.
—Justin Hawkins / Made By History, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025
As a consequence, people in unfree but commodity-rich (think oil) parts of the world don’t represent a challenge to free countries like the United States.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfree
Adjective
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His future with the franchise is likely dependent on whether guys higher up on the pecking order end up elsewhere rather than his own play.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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This is because a planet's altitude in the sky is dependent in part on the inclination of the ecliptic relative to the horizon, which shifts throughout the year due to Earth's wobbling orbit.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi, who was subject of bids up to £65m ($88m) last summer, is still a player the club is considering, as is Brighton forward Joao Pedro.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The subject tracking is improved from its predecessor and the obstacle avoidance is omnidirectional, which is a very useful safety net when flying.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Burnout now consumes American physicians, who are overworked, nonautonomous and adrift without help.—
Aaron Rothstein,
wsj.com,
3 Apr. 2023
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The absence of access for nonautonomous conferences like the American Athletic Conference has also been a point of contention.—
Matt Murschel,
orlandosentinel.com,
14 May 2021
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Black women’s bodies were seen as a source of profit, and their reproductive capabilities were valued for the production of new enslaved people.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The first piece visitors saw was a striking work by the artist Anina Major, which reinterpreted the weaving techniques passed down by generations of enslaved people of West African origin in the Bahamas into glazed stoneware.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
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“Unfree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfree. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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