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
Cable cars, in other words, that don't all have to go the same way, switching freely between cables that can be much shorter and cheaper than several miles of regular gondola line.
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New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
According to the agent, who asked for anonymity in order to speak freely, the landlord ordered her to increase rent on a Santa Monica listing beyond the allowable threshold, bypassing the agent’s warning about the law.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Nets general manager Sean Marks, speaking freely with a reporter in a recent interview, made that abundantly clear.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
But when additional electrons pile in, the magnetic arrangement becomes unstable, and the whole population starts to flow freely.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
According to the agent, who asked for anonymity in order to speak freely, the landlord ordered her to increase rent on a Santa Monica listing beyond the allowable threshold, bypassing the agent’s warning about the law.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Nets general manager Sean Marks, speaking freely with a reporter in a recent interview, made that abundantly clear.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
But when additional electrons pile in, the magnetic arrangement becomes unstable, and the whole population starts to flow freely.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freely
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The two-story house has three bedrooms, two full baths, one half-bath and a wood-burning fireplace which can be easily converted to a more practical wood stove insert.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2025
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The expansion fee for the W’s 16th team could easily reach $100 million, and the average WNBA team is now worth $96 million, according to Sportico.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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But New York got off easy compared to many areas across the U.S.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025
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With a connected calendar, the Desk Pro makes joining meetings on any platform incredibly easy.—
Melody Brue,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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As people get older, their brains shrink, and in certain parts of the brain, neurons may communicate less efficiently.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
13 Jan. 2025
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Today, this increasingly means the ability to manage both structured and unstructured data efficiently and is typically based on the use of advanced data orchestration tools, cloud-native architectures and highly scalable storage solutions.—
Carl D'Halluin,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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These results should be readily available to any potential puppy purchasers.—
Dr. Devon B. Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
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The answers about why customers churn are readily available.—
Ron Carson,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Freely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freely. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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