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
They are also expected to focus on the car’s emergency braking system, which is designed to activate even when Autopilot is disengaged.
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 17 July 2025
Just as online shoppers often abandon carts after a clunky checkout, internal stakeholders often disengage from systems that create friction and fatigue.
—John Rubinetti, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Brooks has opted to take on the approach of her famous mother and disengage from any on-camera conflict and look at the drama from afar.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Silicon Valley companies, traditionally disengaged from the art world, are now actively investing in AI art and acting as patrons for artists who use AI as part of their artistic process.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 July 2025
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 17 July 2025
Just as online shoppers often abandon carts after a clunky checkout, internal stakeholders often disengage from systems that create friction and fatigue.
—John Rubinetti, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Brooks has opted to take on the approach of her famous mother and disengage from any on-camera conflict and look at the drama from afar.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 July 2025
Silicon Valley companies, traditionally disengaged from the art world, are now actively investing in AI art and acting as patrons for artists who use AI as part of their artistic process.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengage
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Shaked, who was liberated from the Matthausen camp, was referring to the condition of Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski, young men abducted on Oct. 7, 2023, from the Nova music festival in southern Israel.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Aug. 2025
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How did One Piece season 1 end? Season 1 of Netflix's One Piece adaptation ended with Luffy and the Straw Hat gang liberating Nami's hometown of Coco Village from Arlong (McKinley Belcher III), the spiky-nosed fish-man with hopes of turning the village into a fish-men empire.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Using his electric superpower, Fester causes an explosion that frees the L.O.I.S. subjects from their cells.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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Fester zaps the whole place, shutting off the power and freeing all the Outcasts from their cages.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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Rosen had to be extricated from her vehicle and was flown by emergency helicopter to Regions Hospital.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
5 Aug. 2025
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The driver of the Kia, a 48 year-old Stamford resident, suffered serious injuries and had to be extricated from the vehicle.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 July 2025
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This specificity ensures results align closely with your business objectives, saving time and enhancing decision-making precision.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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It’s become a reviewer-favorite for its wrinkle-free fabric, which will save time getting dressed in the morning.—
Rylee Johnston,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This series had no redeeming science value, but was pure unadulterated entertainment.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Here’s how to claim your lottery prize All Michigan Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600.—
Detroit Free Press Staff,
Freep.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Making use of twin studies, researchers are able to disentangle the impact of genetics from the environment.—
Philip Salter,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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As the show progresses, the book morphs into a potent examination of self-objectification, of the existential tedium of work, and of the disorientation produced by living in a world where what is genuine and what is performance are difficult to disentangle.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Blockbusters are released in five or six languages at once.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Details of a motive were not released, and investigators have not said how the suspect and victim were connected.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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The victim was later pronounced dead at a hospital after she was rescued from the bin Authorities are seeking the public's help with information about the incident Authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose head was stuck in a donation box in Lodi, Calif.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Two people were rescued after a small plane crash-landed in the Everglades in Broward County Tuesday morning, officials say.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Disengage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengage. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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