as in freed
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 extricated
Both drivers suffered significant injuries and had to be extricated by emergency personnel, according to Sartell Public Safety.
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Riley Moser, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Russo and Flanagan were pronounced dead after being mechanically extricated from the wreckage, records show.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
One of them had to be extricated from the vehicle, according to police.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Kupec was extricated from the vehicle after firefighters arrived.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
First responders extricated him quickly.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Memories of those early, exhausting days of fatherhood cannot be extricated from the challenges of rewriting a particularly thorny vignette.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Those helping out include divers from several nations who took part in the complicated 2018 rescue in northern Thailand of 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach who were trapped for more than two weeks in a cave before being safely extricated.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Ambulance vans, firefighters and police lined up waiting for the two to be extricated.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Riley Moser, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Russo and Flanagan were pronounced dead after being mechanically extricated from the wreckage, records show.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
One of them had to be extricated from the vehicle, according to police.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Kupec was extricated from the vehicle after firefighters arrived.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
First responders extricated him quickly.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
Memories of those early, exhausting days of fatherhood cannot be extricated from the challenges of rewriting a particularly thorny vignette.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
Those helping out include divers from several nations who took part in the complicated 2018 rescue in northern Thailand of 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach who were trapped for more than two weeks in a cave before being safely extricated.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Ambulance vans, firefighters and police lined up waiting for the two to be extricated.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricated
Verb
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So much of it comes down to economics, to not being freed from unethical labor practices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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The album is filled with narrators who either beg to be freed from their pain or who, more often than not, are being beaten into sedation.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Pitchfork,
8 June 2026
Verb
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American soldiers liberated the camp months later, finding Haller at just 55 pounds and very sick.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Soccer was always front and center during the three years before Mahler was liberated in 1945.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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The 1961 legislation establishing the Seashore saved the land from development and gave the public a pristine example of what the popular peninsula looked like before the Pilgrims arrived in Provincetown and before the birth of the nation.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Demolition crews were busy on Tuesday tearing down the cafe at its base, and there are serious questions about whether the pier itself can be saved.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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There were 24 crew members on board at the time and 21 were rescued from the vessel.—
Arpita Dasika,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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The crew of the Apache gunship was rescued on Monday, June 8, after the aircraft went down near the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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