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
It’s always been hard to disentangle The Bear’s medium from its message.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 June 2025
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
Such actions may well have suppressed both trade and foreign direct investment, although the declines in both are difficult to disentangle from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2025
Hogg claimed the vote can't be disentangled from his dispute with the party.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 13 May 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 June 2025
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
Such actions may well have suppressed both trade and foreign direct investment, although the declines in both are difficult to disentangle from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2025
Hogg claimed the vote can't be disentangled from his dispute with the party.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disentangle
Verb
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As Beth, Louis-Dreyfus is filled with surface confidence and performs her writerly role with ease—until the smallest crack appears and her sense of self begins to quietly unravel.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Lucy Fry’s Rose, a woman haunted by trauma, ends up checking herself into an inn where reality seems to unravel, blurring the lines between past and present, and waking life and dreams.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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The raptor stayed on top of her, even as the woman’s partner tried to free her.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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And, of course, using social media less could also free up more time for parents to spend playing with their kids.—
Kara Alaimo,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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The courage to do so calls for finding ways to liberate yourself from the inside out when pushing against external structures—whether that be pushback from friends or family who might criticize you for pursuing your desires to systems that weren’t set up to support you to succeed.—
Holly Corbett,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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What happened to Edward and Fritz Niland after the war ended? Edward was found alive in a Japanese POW camp in Rangoon and liberated on May 4, 1945.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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The 911 calls released by authorities reveal how neighbors frantically tried to extricate a family of four out of plane that crashed into a tree into a Pembroke Pines neighborhood Sunday night.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
16 July 2025
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The machine was then rolled into the center's post office so emergency crews could work to extricate the boy.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
12 July 2025
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Shapiro dexterously untangles the Gordian knot of their entwined passions, shared ambitions and business bottom lines.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Search and rescue teams are using heavy equipment to untangle and peel away layers of trees, unearth large rocks in riverbanks and move massive piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for the missing people.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Unfortunately, after consultations with the office, I was asked not to work this week to save my brain cells for the second half.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Among Microsoft Teams’ most active users, tools like Copilot have saved up to eight hours per month, the equivalent of a full workday, by summarizing meetings, streamlining communications, and eliminating routine tasks.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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McCray disengaged, but saw Corder drop to the ground.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
18 July 2025
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Moore explained to jurors that Autopilot automatically disengages if a driver fails to put hands on the wheel after receiving three audible warnings.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 July 2025
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Here’s how to claim your lottery prize All Arizona Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $100 and may redeem winnings up to $599.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
28 July 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,
28 July 2025
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“Disentangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disentangle. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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