as in to liberate
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
you've woven such a web of lies that it's hard to see how you can extricate yourself now
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Recent Examples of extricate
Listen to this article A search and rescue team extricated a missing woman from a storm drain near the San Diego-Poway border Monday after a hunt for her led police detectives to the out-of-the-way spot, fire officials said.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The driver was trapped inside the cab and was extricated by Boston firefighters.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Coughlin said one person was extricated from a vehicle and taken to an area hospital.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
The driver had to be extricated and was the only person taken to the hospital as a result of the crash, Roberts said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The driver was trapped inside the cab and was extricated by Boston firefighters.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Coughlin said one person was extricated from a vehicle and taken to an area hospital.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2025
The driver had to be extricated and was the only person taken to the hospital as a result of the crash, Roberts said.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricate
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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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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
Verb
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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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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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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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Fire department personnel were already there, trying to save Davis with CPR.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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But Hogg, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor who aims to reform the Democratic Party, claimed Monday that the committee vote can't be disentangled from his dispute with the party.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
13 May 2025
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Brexit’s drag on the British economy is no longer much debated, though its effects have been at times hard to disentangle from subsequent shocks delivered by the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine and, now, Mr. Trump’s tariffs.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 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
Verb
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DoorDash activation: DoorDash customers and DashPass members can redeem a special race-week takeaway—just show your app and enjoy the perks!—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The customer can redeem points for various rewards, including discounts on service, parts, accessories and toward the purchase of a new Ford vehicle.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The Browns may have an opportunity to rescue themselves from a similar abyss.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Sandra Oh and more, the new Smurfs will follow the residents of Smurf Village banding together to rescue Papa Smurf after he is captured by an evil wizard.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
16 May 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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“Extricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extricate. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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