as in to liberate
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
you've woven such a web of lies that it's hard to see how you can extricate yourself now
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Recent Examples of extricate
Sam, Jay and the ghosts attempt to extricate Jay from his deal with Elias Woodstone (Matt Walsh), the devil.
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Emergency crews extricated the man from the truck and transported him to a hospital.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Vargas was trapped and had to be extricated by first responders.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Rotert says one person had to be extricated from the vehicle.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Emergency crews extricated the man from the truck and transported him to a hospital.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Vargas was trapped and had to be extricated by first responders.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Rotert says one person had to be extricated from the vehicle.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricate
Verb
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That was the theater of ecstasy that would liberate him from the body.—
Mark Schilling,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Millions remain far from liberated from economic pressure, and few of us feel burdened by an excess of free time.—
Arianna Huffington,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Thuram drags Tchouameni into the space on the left and Koopmeiners runs towards Cambiaso, freeing up Yildiz to receive in space.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Mele was freed when police linked Locci and Lo Bianco's murders to other killings that had happened when he was incarcerated.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Hamida discovers the newborn still attached to her corpse by umbilical cord and saves him, breastfeeding and caring for the infant as her own.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Score an extra 20% off both the Queen and King sizes and save over $100 on the durable quilt.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Oct. 2025
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Although the results are not yet for certain, if and when they are shown to be then the next step will be trying to disentangle all the sources of these ambient gravitational waves.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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To fully disentangle them would set both sides — and the whole world — back decades.—
Peter Leyden,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Bring it back indoors and vacuum, disengaging the beater bars.—
Jennifer Beck Goldblatt,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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Active news consumers were much more likely to be politically engaged, while passive news consumers were much more likely to be disengaged or moderately engaged in politics.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The company says customers must mention the offer at checkout to redeem in-store, and redeeming online requires a Moe Rewards account.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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But the real, urgent work ahead of them was to redeem the losses slavery had wrought.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The ship sank quickly, leaving 33 men to perish in the cold waters, and two to be rescued around 5 miles from Gull Island on a raft 15 hours later.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Saint Frances Wolf Sanctuary Saint Frances Wolf Sanctuary rescues wolves and wolf-dogs in need from across the country.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Netflix series has plenty of narrative threads to untangle in a potential third season.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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This is your chance to untangle your life and experience free flowing cleaning with the Dyson V8 Absolute cordless vacuum.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Extricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extricate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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