as in freed
no longer burdened with something unpleasant or painful
I cannot wait to be shut of this social obligation
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Adjective
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Over 150 of the freed prisoners were deported to Egypt.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
13 Oct. 2025 -
All the freed hostages were taken to the Re’im base close to the border for physical and mental checks.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Head Start provides free child care and early education to kids living in poverty, while also serving as a coordinator of services, like health care and food access, to their families.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Gigantic magnetic bubbles also break free from the Sun as the solar magnetic field reconfigures, launching up to fifty billion tons of plasma into interplanetary space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The stars say that Anderson’s ambitious, liberated ideas should carry through to womenswear.—
Maya AlZaben,
Vogue,
30 Sep. 2025
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Micro minis and short shorts dominated the runways, from Prada to Versace, underscoring a liberated, high-summer spirit.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Shut (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shut%20%28of%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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