free
adjective
enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery.
are freeing
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present progressiveof free.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Sometimes they squeeze in a few extra people as tables are freeing up from the final group of reserved guests.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
These people are freeing themselves from that which stopped them from expressing themselves and living freely.
From The Verge ● Jun. 2, 2022
"Now I can do that, patients have much better access to care and the added benefit is that you know you are freeing up GP appointments for more complicated patients."
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2022
Pushed by voter initiatives in California and other states as well as pressure from fast food restaurant chains and major grocers, egg producers are freeing chickens from cages and letting them move throughout hen houses.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
We are freeing ourselves from space and time coordinates.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
