tease out
verb
teased out; teasing out; teases out
1
: to obtain by or as if by disentangling or freeing with a pointed instrument
2
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Looking back at 12 months of news teases out patterns and themes that may not have been obvious in the moment.
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Cindi Andrews, IndyStar, 28 Dec. 2025
But narrowing down exactly which members of this microbial community do what can take some effort to tease out.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2025
Political prescription isn’t the point; teasing out the humanity of these people is.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
The theory’s math is challenging, however, and its implications have been tough to tease out.
—Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025
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Cindi Andrews, IndyStar, 28 Dec. 2025
But narrowing down exactly which members of this microbial community do what can take some effort to tease out.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2025
Political prescription isn’t the point; teasing out the humanity of these people is.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
The theory’s math is challenging, however, and its implications have been tough to tease out.
—Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tease out
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“Tease out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tease%20out. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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