manumitting

verb

present participle of manumit
as in freeing
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) though he was an outspoken defender of liberty, this son of Virginia did not manumit his own slaves until he was on his deathbed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manumitting
  1. freeing
  2. releasing
  3. rescuing
  4. liberating
  5. enfranchising
  6. saving
  7. emancipating
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  • Google said in its release that its new model is already being used internally to optimize memory at Google’s data centers, freeing up hundreds of terabytes of memory without buying additional hardware.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Automation can improve consistency while freeing teams to focus on higher-value analysis.
    — Ann Blakely, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of freeing
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  • Abnormal Studios, a subsidiary of Westec Media Limited, has been acquiring and releasing films since 2020 across Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Mongolia and Nepal, among other markets.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The then-head of the bank also was arrested for allegedly circumventing procedures in releasing the money to the charity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of releasing
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  • The satellite industry supply chain couldn’t deliver critical components for Link’s electrical system, like power conversion and distribution units, on schedule to meet the deadline for rescuing Swift.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
  • By the time the figure is agreed, the choice between rescuing the supplier and re-sourcing the parts has already been made.
    — Jochen Schwenk, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of rescuing
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  • The Sun in your sign trines liberating Uranus in your adventurous 9th house, encouraging you to explore a new subject, destination, belief, or direction.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And by engaging with these powerful militaries, the group reinforced its self-image as a major regional player that was uniquely capable of liberating the Muslim world from corrupting American and Israeli influence.
    — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of liberating
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  • The Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, as Michael Waldman writes in The Fight to Vote, was even blunter than Sumner about the necessity of enfranchising Black men.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Definition of enfranchising
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  • Best Buy is currently selling the model for $28 cheaper than Amazon during their Prime Big Deal Days event with a total saving up to $428.
    — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But what started as a cost-saving measure is now costing organizations their customers.
    — Malte Kosub, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of saving
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  • After mutual suspicion, the two arrived at a reluctant truce in which Paul was free to bring non-Jews into the Jesus movement, emancipating them from Jewish ritual, while the original Jerusalem circle continued to keep kosher, circumcise, and all the rest.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of emancipating
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“Manumitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manumitting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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