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
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.
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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
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
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Ilia Malinin’s gold-medal hopes unraveled in the free skate after a string of mistakes and two falls dropped him to eighth place.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Senate was expected to pass it soon after, but as STAT’s John Wilkerson reports, the plan unraveled as debate over ICE funding increased.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
17 Feb. 2026
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Some business leaders have argued the prime downtown land could be freed for redevelopment, potentially reshaping the city’s core and unlocking private investment if City Hall relocates.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ng was arrested on Sunday and freed on $150,000 bond, secured by his sister, following a remote video hearing, so planned because of the snowstorm.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Cause of the issue In a post-flight analysis of the Artemis 1 heat shield, NASA identified more than 100 locations where ablative thermal protective material was liberated during Orion's speedy reentry.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Less than a week after their arrival, a small American unit of roughly two dozen soldiers liberated the camp.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The 29-year-old Hebron motorist driving the wrong way was listed in critical condition after she was extricated by Hobart firefighters and airlifted to a Chicago hospital.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Toyota driver had to be extricated by local fire personnel and was airlifted to a hospital in Chicago due to the severity of her injuries.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Conrad and returning all-league left fielder Kai Cesare had diving catches that saved multiple runs for San Clemente.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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BanksPhotos/Getty Images Even after the impact of decades-high inflation in recent years and an elevated interest rate climate that still has a long way to cool further, $50,000 represents a sizable sum of money saved.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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At the end of Manchester City’s 2-1 recent win against Liverpool, as officials gradually untangled the bizarre late incident involving Erling Haaland and Dominik Szoboszlai, Neville informed viewers how close the game was to full time.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Nor can their connection be easily untangled.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Get ready for a weekend curated for HER—holistic, empowered, and redeemed.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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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,
17 Feb. 2026
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After a short standoff, both forces reportedly disengaged.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The father disengaged from the physical altercation with his son and retreated behind the uniformed police officers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Disentangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disentangled. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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