as in to liberate
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation
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Recent Examples of disengage
The trooper then disengaged near the Manchester town line and did not pursue the driver.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2025
Innovation dries up, and high performers disengage.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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
In fact, at no time does Defendant-Mangione ask to leave, attempt to leave or try to disengage from the detention.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2025
Innovation dries up, and high performers disengage.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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
In fact, at no time does Defendant-Mangione ask to leave, attempt to leave or try to disengage from the detention.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengage
Verb
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Season 2 offers a chilling, darkly hilarious and oddly liberating spin on a bad day at the office.—
Michael Ordoña,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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Even drinking a large glass of water can remind you to turn off the work-thoughts and liberate yourself to focus on everything else.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Verb
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Wirtz’s potency in the final third would attract attention and could free up Pep Guardiola’s talented front line.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The men were freed after prosecutors agreed to vacate their convictions in 2014.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Fire personnel cut through the wire to extricate the three people from the pipe by 9 a.m.—
Christian Martinez,
Mercury News,
19 May 2025
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What a moment for Julian Reese, swishing two free throws to extricate his team from the tightest spot imaginable.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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To say that is an insult to the years of painful work my wife has done to save herself.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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As the public feud continued, privately a small group that included Foreman started to think of ways to save the track.—
Dana O'Neil,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Benning redeemed himself minutes later, threading a blue-line blast through traffic on a late-period power play to tie the game at 2-2, reawakening the Charlotte crowd and shifting momentum back to the home team.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
17 May 2025
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Chargers Jim Harbaugh taking a new approach to evaluating Chargers’ rookie talent May 10, 2025 Week 17, HOUSTON, TBD: Herbert can redeem himself against the defense that grabbed four interceptions in the Chargers’ 2024 playoff flop.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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But Hogg, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor who aims to reform the Democratic Party, claimed Monday that the committee vote can't be disentangled from his dispute with the party.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
13 May 2025
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Brexit’s drag on the British economy is no longer much debated, though its effects have been at times hard to disentangle from subsequent shocks delivered by the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine and, now, Mr. Trump’s tariffs.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Most popular baby names in 2024 The top choices for baby names reported by the SSA closely matches those released in October 2024 by BabyCenter, an online parenting resource.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Parliament enacted the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679, which was meant to ensure that the king released prisoners when the law did not justify confining them.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
Verb
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The Browns may have an opportunity to rescue themselves from a similar abyss.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Sandra Oh and more, the new Smurfs will follow the residents of Smurf Village banding together to rescue Papa Smurf after he is captured by an evil wizard.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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“Disengage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengage. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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