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
After a short standoff, both forces reportedly disengaged.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
Communities disengage when messaging feels generic or dismissive of lived experience.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
Then their subject starts to flirt with the idea of disengaging and moving to a like-minded nudist community, even relocating for a few days to test the new setup out.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Emotional fatigue builds and high performers start rationing effort or quietly disengaging.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
Communities disengage when messaging feels generic or dismissive of lived experience.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2026
Then their subject starts to flirt with the idea of disengaging and moving to a like-minded nudist community, even relocating for a few days to test the new setup out.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Emotional fatigue builds and high performers start rationing effort or quietly disengaging.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengage
Verb
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Chicago visitors will also see items never before displayed publicly, including a letter Anne’s father, Otto Frank, wrote in 1945, after being liberated from Auschwitz.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The process is prescriptive, but the effect is liberating.—
Emma Madden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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But after restructuring the contracts of quarterback Dak Prescott, wide receiver CeeDee Lamb and offensive lineman Tyler Smith, the team was able to free up $67 million toward the cap in 2026 to get back under the salary cap.—
Nick Harris
March 6,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Mar. 2026
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Doing so would free up $254 million — in a tight budget year — for a $2,500 teacher pay raise, extra school funding, expanded private school tax credits and more, Senate leaders said.—
Nuria Martinez-Keel,
Oklahoma Voice,
6 Mar. 2026
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Gary Glenn Berner of Greenwich was pronounced dead at the scene after being extricated from his vehicle, a 2023 Subaru Outback, according to Connecticut State Police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
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Firefighters extricated the man from the tracks.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Join MyRecipes—your personal home for recipes—to easily save and organize your favorites, plus thousands more, in one convenient place.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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Michael Collodi saved five shots in his third start for Dallas (1-1-1) this season after making nine last year as a rookie.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Named Robinhood Ventures Fund I, the vehicle is closed-end, meaning that people can buy and sell shares with each other, but not redeem them with Robinhood for the underlying assets.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Someone else sold a $4 million winner This ticket must be redeemed at a Florida Lottery office, such as the Fort Myers office about 25 miles from this Sunoco.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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The fundamental goal of the 1787 Constitution was to establish a republican form of government — and that meant disentangling the traditional powers of the monarch and placing them in different branches of government.—
David French,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Embedded in a patriarchal family within an oppressive society, Mrie faces the challenge of disentangling herself from both.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Lesli Boese told the judge Thursday that Casap was too dangerous to ever be released from prison.—
Todd Richmond,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The government released thousands more documents in the decades that followed before establishing AARO to investigate sightings and publish reports.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Within two minutes, Phoenix police arrived at the scene, taking the woman into custody and rescuing the child.—
Sydney Page The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Officials in Farmington Hills said their fire department rescued people who were trapped in their vehicles due to flooding.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Disengage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengage. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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