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
This understanding identifies key influence moments and potential friction points where prospects might disengage.
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Maria Youth, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The interviewers seemed disengaged, barely looking up from their notes.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Sensational headlines and rage bait are designed to exploit Internet algorithms, and are good signals to disengage, question the content or get a parent’s opinion.
—Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
Those who are quiet cracking aren’t consciously reducing effort à la quiet quitters, but are disengaged internally.
—The Hill, 9 May 2025
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Maria Youth, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The interviewers seemed disengaged, barely looking up from their notes.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Sensational headlines and rage bait are designed to exploit Internet algorithms, and are good signals to disengage, question the content or get a parent’s opinion.
—Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
Those who are quiet cracking aren’t consciously reducing effort à la quiet quitters, but are disengaged internally.
—The Hill, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengage
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Determined to liberate Panem, Katniss and her fellow rebels embark on a dangerous journey into the heart of the Capitol to save the nation from President Snow’s tyranny once and for all.—
Kelly Martinez Published,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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Technology leaders must liberate their technology roadmap to serve the business first and technology vendors last.—
Rob LaMear,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Protests in Israel also resumed after a two-week pause during the Israel-Iran war, with demonstrators demanding a deal that would free the hostages still in Gaza.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 June 2025
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But the pending Senate bill keeps the door wide open, effectively freeing very wealthy business owners from any cap on their SALT deductions.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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She was extricated from under the car and taken to a hospital in Detroit, where the sheriff said she was pronounced dead July 6. Drugs or alcohol are not believed to have been a factor in the crash, which authorities said was accidental.—
Mike Stunson
July 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 July 2025
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But even if Iran’s leaders are willing to give up many of their demands to extricate themselves from war with the United States, Trump’s heavy use of threats will fail to bring them back to the negotiating table.—
Jennifer Kavanagh,
Foreign Affairs,
25 June 2025
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And if your heart wasn't pounding already, Edward saves Bella from a post-delivery death in a nail-biting finale.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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The study estimates that USAID programs have saved over 90 million lives over the past two decades.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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This promo from Caesars Sportsbook is easy to redeem.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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And once a company goes public, users can redeem their tokens for the market equivalent in a stablecoin.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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It’s always been hard to disentangle The Bear’s medium from its message.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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Set in Venice, the film follows a black cat named Nero who befriends a street musician and struggles to disentangle himself from the feline mob.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
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Just last month, Stray Kids released its new EP, Hollow, but the project didn’t make much of a commercial impact in the United States.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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An independent inquiry into Wallace’s conduct on MasterChef will be published imminently, while next week, the BBC is expected to release an internal review into the failings that led to documentary, Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone, being narrated by the child of a Hamas minister.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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Another group, Project Dynamo, which had rescued Americans evacuating Afghanistan in 2021, used its connections to fly a group of touring veterans from Israel to Miami.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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In return, prosecutors alleged, Madigan used his influence over the General Assembly to help ComEd score a series of huge legislative victories that not only rescued the company from financial instability but led to record-breaking, billion-dollar profits.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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“Disengage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengage. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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