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
Muza, 44, was extricated from his vehicle and taken to a hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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Emerson Clarridge
updated November 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Due to the severity of the damage, one person had to be extricated while the other person managed to remove themselves on their own, Albuquerque Fire and Rescue said.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The driver had to be extricated and was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries, DPS officials added.
—Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
He was extricated from his car and flown to Froedtert Hospital by Flight for Life.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Emergency crews extricated the man from the truck and transported him to a hospital.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Vargas was trapped and had to be extricated by first responders.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Rotert says one person had to be extricated from the vehicle.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
In today’s digital world, jobs that require teens to disconnect from screens and interact face-to-face mean more time engaged in the real world around less time extricated in virtual naivete.
—Rachel Greszler, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Emerson Clarridge
updated November 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Due to the severity of the damage, one person had to be extricated while the other person managed to remove themselves on their own, Albuquerque Fire and Rescue said.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The driver had to be extricated and was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries, DPS officials added.
—Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025
He was extricated from his car and flown to Froedtert Hospital by Flight for Life.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Emergency crews extricated the man from the truck and transported him to a hospital.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Vargas was trapped and had to be extricated by first responders.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
Rotert says one person had to be extricated from the vehicle.
—Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
In today’s digital world, jobs that require teens to disconnect from screens and interact face-to-face mean more time engaged in the real world around less time extricated in virtual naivete.
—Rachel Greszler, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricated
Verb
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Once she is freed, Dek discover the robot is missing her bottom half.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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And, of course, Amherst had freed Black people, and I was told that there were Black people who were working for the family outside of the house, in the fields and gardens.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Lawrence is liberated from anything resembling propriety or self-consciousness here.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Fed chair’s grounding in history liberated him from rigid doctrines and encouraged innovative policymaking.—
John T. Shaw,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Had the vaccine reached the elder sooner, perhaps more of the Juma people’s history would have been saved.—
Adriana Brasileiro,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Go to Settings > General > Local Capture to choose where your recordings are saved or to enable audio-only recording.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Five people are safe after the Coast Guard rescued them from a sinking sailboat hundreds of miles off the North Carolina coast Thursday.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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One specific example cited by Grossman showed how BBC Arabic gave greater prominence to Hamas in a BBC News story about a Yazidi woman who was allegedly rescued by Israeli soldiers after being trafficked to Gaza, where she was held captive by a Palestinian member of Hamas.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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