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
The sheriff’s office noted in the new release that a Snohomish County Helicopter Rescue Team assisted in extricating the bodies of the three climbers from mountainous terrain.
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David Chiu, People.com, 14 May 2025
The Chevrolet driver was extricated from the vehicle.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025
The process to extricate Canada from its F-35 commitments would be complicated, expensive and impractical, experts broadly say.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The individual was extricated by members of the Easton Fire Department, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2025
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David Chiu, People.com, 14 May 2025
The Chevrolet driver was extricated from the vehicle.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025
The process to extricate Canada from its F-35 commitments would be complicated, expensive and impractical, experts broadly say.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The individual was extricated by members of the Easton Fire Department, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricate
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Their freedom came more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln liberated slaves in the Confederacy by signing the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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Two-and-a-half years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, the enslaved people of Texas learned — via the victorious Union Army — that they were liberated.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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But oddly enough, writing something so generic was the freeing element to all of our problems.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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Short of the savings being placed in a much bigger coffee can, government spending cuts born of efficiency, headcount reduction, mandate reduction, or all three would have just freed up money for Congress to spend in new ways.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Sabalenka, one of the favorites to lift the Wimbledon title this year, had saved four match points in a tiebreak to escape 2022 champion Elena Rybakina the previous day, one of them coming via a fortunate net cord.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Goodson, the homeowner in Maine, was able to save big money with his engineering background and penchant for DIY.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
20 June 2025
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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
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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
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Most Black women – 67% – have disengaged from the news entirely just to protect their peace—a striking act of self-preservation in a country that expects Black women to keep pushing without pause.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 June 2025
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This understanding identifies key influence moments and potential friction points where prospects might disengage.—
Maria Youth,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Last Verified On June 22, 2025 Information Confirmed By Newsweek All of these offers are easy to redeem with the Fanatics Sportsbook promo offer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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Scooter's Coffee offers BOGO deal on Father's Day Scooter's Coffee customers can redeem a buy one, get one drink offer on Sunday, June 15 in the Scooter's Coffee mobile app.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
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For one prospective graduate student, an admission to Harvard’s Graduate School of Education had rescued her educational dreams.—
Sara Braun,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
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In New Hampshire, the state says people may be required to pay back the costs to rescue them.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Her transcripts of their conversations can read like early drafts of movie dialogue between two erudite thinkers, untangling the convoluted knots of difficult family histories.—
Evelyn McDonnell
June 5,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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This phone call helps cool temperatures, but the two sides must still untangle the web of structural disputes that remain: market access, data sovereignty, digital infrastructure, and the growing rift over AI and semiconductors.—
Shannon Carroll,
Quartz,
23 May 2025
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“Extricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extricate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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