1
as in to unravel
to separate the various strands of
it took forever to disentangle the knot
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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
That changed in 2021 under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, as part of an effort to disentangle finances between the city and the district.
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Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
This isn’t one of those Marvel movies that fans had begun to trash for getting swallowed up by CGI and strangled by too many multiverse tentacles to disentangle.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Studies trying to disentangle the relative effects of genetic and structural factors on specific traits also face similar biases.
—Shoumita Dasgupta, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
What’s needed is an independent audit that disentangles by program the past and future bridge toll revenues and liabilities.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
This isn’t one of those Marvel movies that fans had begun to trash for getting swallowed up by CGI and strangled by too many multiverse tentacles to disentangle.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Studies trying to disentangle the relative effects of genetic and structural factors on specific traits also face similar biases.
—Shoumita Dasgupta, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
What’s needed is an independent audit that disentangles by program the past and future bridge toll revenues and liabilities.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disentangle
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Throughout Season 2, viewers have watched lead protagonist Colter Shaw, played by Justin Hartley, slowly unravel his family’s complicated dynamics and the mystery of his father’s death.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Related Articles Chicago baseball report: Cubs face big questions for Mets series — and Miguel Vargas’ streak for White Sox Chicago White Sox match 2nd-worst start in franchise history through 37 games with 2-1 loss How did the defense unravel ‘pretty quickly’ for Chicago White Sox?—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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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
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Audiences had to liberate a cadre of musicians from hypnosis and do so by concocting scenarios in which the club’s proprietor was continually forced to leave the room.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2025
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Do what creatively liberates you, don’t cater to the data!—
Elias Leight,
Billboard,
6 May 2025
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Denver Fire Department crews extricated one person from the crash.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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Rudolf’s death surely exacerbated Elisabeth’s desire to extricate herself from the public and physical world—a longing that was also reflected in her obsession with self-improvement and self-edification.—
Elizabeth Djinis,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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Gobert had untangled himself from Podziemski, who fell to the floor.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
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This got nods of agreement from the rest of us, all of whom have experienced the frustration of untangling tech mid-flight.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Mar. 2025
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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
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These are already evident in executive orders that disengage the U.S. from the United Nations Human Rights Council, remove transgender service members from the military and privilege Christianity.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
14 May 2025
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There have been trade frictions and sharp divisions, particularly with respect to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the U.S. desire to disengage from Europe as part of a greater strategic shift toward Asia, particularly China, that began during the Obama administration.—
Arancha González Laya,
Foreign Affairs,
12 May 2025
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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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“Disentangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disentangle. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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