1
as in voluntarily
of one's own free will
I will freely give my life for my country
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2
as in easily
without difficulty
the horse broke the halter rope quite freely
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Recent Examples of freely
Guests are able to move freely through each village, dipping into the various pools, some of which are adults-only, most of which welcome kids.
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
Proponents argue that stablecoins help the U.S. preserve the global centrality of the dollar, while allowing people worldwide to transact more freely, cheaply and securely.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
In practice, that looks like apologizing to your kids freely, saying please and thank you, and, yes, trying not to shout at them.
—Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
Volvo famously made their seat belt patent freely available in 1959 to prioritize public safety over profit, while Tesla notably announced its own open-source patent pledge in 2014 to accelerate the development and adoption of electric vehicle technologies.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
Proponents argue that stablecoins help the U.S. preserve the global centrality of the dollar, while allowing people worldwide to transact more freely, cheaply and securely.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
In practice, that looks like apologizing to your kids freely, saying please and thank you, and, yes, trying not to shout at them.
—Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
Volvo famously made their seat belt patent freely available in 1959 to prioritize public safety over profit, while Tesla notably announced its own open-source patent pledge in 2014 to accelerate the development and adoption of electric vehicle technologies.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freely
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Fans easily forget unless the brand is authentically integrated and relevant to fans and unites with their passion at the individual club and match level.—
Kirk Wakefield,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Occurring when the moon appears as the same size as the sun and blocks the entire disk from Earth, leading to a period of darkness lasting several minutes, total solar eclipses are a relatively rare event that are not always easily viewable.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Linn App makes controlling the Majik DSM easy and provides access to high-resolution streaming services like Qobuz, TIDAL and Deezer.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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While many New Yorkers struggle, those with the greatest capacity to pay are getting off easy.—
Morris Pearl,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Traditional analysis methods often fail to process unstructured data efficiently, but AI has transformed this landscape.—
Hayk Ghukasyan,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Men’s cycling jerseys that are too loose won’t wick away moisture as efficiently and can become a nuisance when the extra fabric ends up blowing in the wind.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Assessing the right-back market heading into the summer, few readily available options would definitely appeal to Liverpool.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Hadland says this is particularly concerning because products like Galaxy Gas are so readily available to adolescents, often as young as 11 or 12 years old.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Freely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freely. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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