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
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.
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ABC News, 27 May 2026
They were trapped for more than two weeks in a cave before being safely extricated.
—Matt Gutman, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Five trapped people have been confirmed alive, but authorities said they could not be extricated right away.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
Ambulance vans, firefighters and police lined up waiting for the two to be extricated.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
The driver, who was not identified, had to be extricated from the wreckage.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Medics and crews with the Bethany Fire Department responded to the scene and extricated the driver of the Lexus, a 71-year-old Bristol woman, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
Nunez said crews extricated a passenger, who was taken to a hospital for treatment.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
Yet extricated from that meta appreciation, the result is a work with a ton of questions about masculinity, sexuality, and self-loathing that are more interesting than any of its answers.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 27 May 2026
They were trapped for more than two weeks in a cave before being safely extricated.
—Matt Gutman, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Five trapped people have been confirmed alive, but authorities said they could not be extricated right away.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
Ambulance vans, firefighters and police lined up waiting for the two to be extricated.
—Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
The driver, who was not identified, had to be extricated from the wreckage.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Medics and crews with the Bethany Fire Department responded to the scene and extricated the driver of the Lexus, a 71-year-old Bristol woman, state police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2026
Nunez said crews extricated a passenger, who was taken to a hospital for treatment.
—Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026
Yet extricated from that meta appreciation, the result is a work with a ton of questions about masculinity, sexuality, and self-loathing that are more interesting than any of its answers.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricated
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In some ways this is like many postcolonial nations in the Global South, although Norway’s claims to being a postcolonial country recently freed from the shackles of foreign domination are difficult to sustain in the face of its treatment of indigenous people like the Sámi.—
Ola Morris Innset,
The Dial,
2 June 2026
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At least one person who had been held was freed, police told reporters at the scene.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
Verb
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If the truth can set you free, Karamo Brown is completely liberated.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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He’s now liberated from the Browns, who started 17 different quarterbacks in his nine-year run with Cleveland.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Kahanamoku not only saved lives using his surfboard that fateful day off Corona del Mar, but the use of rescue boards was adopted around the world in the following years because of that rescue.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Though locals were relieved to see that the basketball courts were saved, concerns over the redesign remained.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
3 June 2026
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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
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Natalie did get rescued that summer, by Dimitri Marick, a new character who opened up an entire new canvas on All My Children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The blaze was extinguished with the help of eight fire engines, and more than 40 people were rescued and taken to nearby hospitals, Delhi police said in a statement.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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