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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Murphy usually teases out those reveals on his social media, so stay tuned for that.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
In that way, Michelle is a camera-ready cover for whatever Auxolith is up to, which, as the movie goes along, teases out a poisonous history, including opioid manufacturing that affected Teddy’s mother (Alicia Silverstone).
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Aghion and Howitt used sophisticated mathematical models to tease out answers.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
While critics have been cool thus far, Academy voters are likely to pick up on the film’s sophistication, which Garrett teased out from years in the performing arts and film industry.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
In that way, Michelle is a camera-ready cover for whatever Auxolith is up to, which, as the movie goes along, teases out a poisonous history, including opioid manufacturing that affected Teddy’s mother (Alicia Silverstone).
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Aghion and Howitt used sophisticated mathematical models to tease out answers.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
While critics have been cool thus far, Academy voters are likely to pick up on the film’s sophistication, which Garrett teased out from years in the performing arts and film industry.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Tease out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tease%20out. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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