disentangled

verb

past tense of disentangle
1
as in unraveled
to separate the various strands of it took forever to disentangle the knot

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2
as in freed
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 disentangled On Sunday, June 14, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) disentangled a relatively small humpback whale after recreational boaters spotted the animal anchored in fishing gear in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary late that morning, CCS said in a press release. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Veterinarians then assessed whether Meatloaf could be safely disentangled in the water or needed to be brought in for further care, Jaros said. — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Provocative journalist and interviewer of the powerful There were those for whom art could not be disentangled from life, whose creations, often read as confessions, were intrinsically connected to their identities. — Amisha Padnani, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 The filing underscores the administration’s position that immigration enforcement and foreign policy decisions cannot be disentangled from national security concerns and that all of those are solely under the federal government’s purview. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2026 No Spotify or Netflix exists for literature, where (other than with some exceptions, such as for vinyl collectors) the medium and the message are more easily disentangled, but the codex has endured for two millennia whereas the CD and the DVD lasted barely two decades. — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disentangled
  1. unraveled
  2. freed
  3. liberated
  4. extricated
  5. saved
  6. untangled
  7. redeemed
  8. disengaged
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  • But with the Marlins tallying just two extra-base hits and pitcher William Kempner allowing two runs in an eighth inning that unraveled quickly, another solid start went unrewarded.
    — Tyler M. Carmona July 11, Miami Herald, 12 July 2026
  • The grim reality may come to pass, because the memorandum of understanding that Iran and the United States signed last month appears to have unraveled.
    — Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of unraveled
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  • Zarrab, who was born in Iran but was moved to Turkey with his family as a toddler, was initially arrested in 2013 as part of a sweeping anticorruption probe overseen by Turkish law enforcement officials — but he was quickly freed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • Khanna said he and his team were ultimately freed after communication between the US Embassy and a high-level official in the Israeli government.
    — Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of freed
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  • Her parents arrived in America with her older sister in 1947 after getting liberated from Auschwitz concentration camp and losing most of their family in the Holocaust.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • When the United States invaded the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, Twain naively imagined that the country would be liberated and turned into a republic.
    — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of liberated
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  • Members of the fire department and Plymouth County Dive Team eventually extricated Carrara out of the two-seat plane.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
  • The sheriff's office says that deputies and workers extricated the man and attempted life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of extricated
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  • Joshua Swisher was presented with the Southlake Police Department’s Meritorious Conduct Award after his actions on June 7 that saved a man’s life, police said in a news release.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • If this process is unsuccessful and the slowly rolling ball is easily saved, the problem wasn’t necessarily the kick itself.
    — Geir Jordet, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of saved
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  • Below are the ones that untangled our knots and delivered the most seamless combing and brushing experience.
    — Eden Stuart, Glamour, 7 July 2026
  • There remain other, muddled storylines across this LIV timeline that won’t get untangled.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of untangled
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  • This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • The offer is available to members of the My Chili’s Rewards program and can be redeemed through the Chili’s app or offers sent by email.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of redeemed
Verb
  • Joseph said Levovitz is trying to sell the property and has disengaged with the tenants’ union after previously agreeing to make repairs last month.
    — Dylan Lysen July 11, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
  • Far from being disengaged from the city’s fiscal challenges, residents demonstrated a clear understanding of the seriousness of this issue to the future of Chicago.
    — Karen Freeman-Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
Definition of disengaged

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