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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After a slow-moving process of compiling state unemployment data, the agency releases an additional revision teasing out accurate findings.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
If a splash of coconut water teases out the fruit, add it.
—Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Jeffrey Wright and Kaitlyn Dever both made brief but impactful appearances this season, teasing out more significant presences in the upcoming third season.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
That both of its leading men have suffered some great heartache is obvious from the first minutes of the premiere, directed by Jeremiah Zagar and set to Dan Deacon’s weepy score — even if the precise shape and scope of their losses will take some time to tease out.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
If a splash of coconut water teases out the fruit, add it.
—Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Jeffrey Wright and Kaitlyn Dever both made brief but impactful appearances this season, teasing out more significant presences in the upcoming third season.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
That both of its leading men have suffered some great heartache is obvious from the first minutes of the premiere, directed by Jeremiah Zagar and set to Dan Deacon’s weepy score — even if the precise shape and scope of their losses will take some time to tease out.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Tease out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tease%20out. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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