independencies

noun

plural of independency
as in freedoms
the state of being free from the control or power of another adolescence is typically an awkward time for young people, as they are making the difficult transition from the dependency of childhood to the independency of adulthood

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  1. freedoms
  2. independences
  3. sovereignties
Noun
  • Uthmeier and the Catholic Church At times, Uthmeier’s writings have delved into his own personal views on God and constitutional freedoms.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Press freedoms in Turkey have steadily eroded during the more than two decades that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in power and a majority of media outlets are either under government control or aligned with it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of freedoms
Noun
  • Kings were killed, rights proclaimed, independences declared.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of independences
Noun
  • The Black Sea region stands out as a canvas of chokepoints and competing sovereignties, of energy routes and grain corridors, of overlapping jurisdictions and unresolved conflicts.
    — Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025
Definition of sovereignties
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“Independencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/independencies. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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