1
as in to unravel
to separate the various strands of
it took forever to disentangle the knot
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2
as in to free
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
the years that it took to disentangle ourselves from our troubles after someone started using our social security numbers
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Recent Examples of disentangle
This isn’t one of those Marvel movies that fans had begun to trash for getting swallowed up by CGI and strangled by too many multiverse tentacles to disentangle.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Studies trying to disentangle the relative effects of genetic and structural factors on specific traits also face similar biases.
—Shoumita Dasgupta, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
What’s needed is an independent audit that disentangles by program the past and future bridge toll revenues and liabilities.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
However, as his work is soaked in fantasies about violent death, his final act is hard to disentangle from his books.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Studies trying to disentangle the relative effects of genetic and structural factors on specific traits also face similar biases.
—Shoumita Dasgupta, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
What’s needed is an independent audit that disentangles by program the past and future bridge toll revenues and liabilities.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
However, as his work is soaked in fantasies about violent death, his final act is hard to disentangle from his books.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disentangle
Verb
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Mitchell turned it over twice more in the next two minutes, and everything quickly unraveled.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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JetBlue’s planned acquisition of Spirit Airlines was blocked by the Justice Department last year, while its partnership in the Northeast with American Airlines unraveled after the carriers lost an antitrust lawsuit in 2023.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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The titular daughter, Marya Zaleska, is also a vampire who believes that destroying Dracula’s body will free her of her vampirism.—
James Factora,
Them.,
2 May 2025
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Despite a bail request from prosecutors, the siblings were freed without bail for now, Lora on her own recognizance and her brother on supervised release.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Do what creatively liberates you, don’t cater to the data!—
Elias Leight,
Billboard,
6 May 2025
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Audiences had to liberate a cadre of musicians from hypnosis and do so by concocting scenarios in which the club’s proprietor was continually forced to leave the room.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2025
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Denver Fire Department crews extricated one person from the crash.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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Rudolf’s death surely exacerbated Elisabeth’s desire to extricate herself from the public and physical world—a longing that was also reflected in her obsession with self-improvement and self-edification.—
Elizabeth Djinis,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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The auto industries of the three nations are so intertwined, with some parts crossing borders multiple times, that untangling them will take time.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Apr. 2025
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Professional legal and finance counsel can aid you in untangling complex distressed transactions and dodging surprises.—
Arman Harutyunyan,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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What with it able to save passwords and autofill them across both Android and iOS platforms.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Andersen is a shockingly big part of Carolina’s edge, having saved 27.3 goals above expected in just 38 games over the last two seasons.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The trooper then disengaged near the Manchester town line and did not pursue the driver.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2025
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Yet that very framing is anathema to the Chinese side—and likely to cause Beijing to disengage altogether.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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The customer can redeem points for various rewards, including discounts on service, parts, accessories and toward the purchase of a new Ford vehicle.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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DoorDash activation: DoorDash customers and DashPass members can redeem a special race-week takeaway—just show your app and enjoy the perks!—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Disentangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disentangle. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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