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
The 29-year-old Hebron motorist driving the wrong way was listed in critical condition after she was extricated by Hobart firefighters and airlifted to a Chicago hospital.
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Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The Toyota driver had to be extricated by local fire personnel and was airlifted to a hospital in Chicago due to the severity of her injuries.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
She and the driver were extricated by firefighters.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Two people, one in each vehicle, were extricated from the wreck.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2026
Everyone in the vehicle suffered serious injuries and had to be extricated from the vehicle.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Brown watched as the man was extricated from the car and taken — alive — to the hospital.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The Toyota driver had to be extricated by local fire personnel and was airlifted to a hospital in Chicago due to the severity of her injuries.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
She and the driver were extricated by firefighters.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Two people, one in each vehicle, were extricated from the wreck.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2026
Everyone in the vehicle suffered serious injuries and had to be extricated from the vehicle.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Brown watched as the man was extricated from the car and taken — alive — to the hospital.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricated
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Some business leaders have argued the prime downtown land could be freed for redevelopment, potentially reshaping the city’s core and unlocking private investment if City Hall relocates.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ng was arrested on Sunday and freed on $150,000 bond, secured by his sister, following a remote video hearing, so planned because of the snowstorm.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Having liberated himself from the lie that the Fab Four were still a going enterprise, McCartney retreated to his rustic farm in a remote corner of Scotland, a central element of Man on the Run, captured in evocative footage both vintage and new.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s tariffs were advertised as a revenue source liberated from the restraints imposed by Article I of the Constitution.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Conrad and returning all-league left fielder Kai Cesare had diving catches that saved multiple runs for San Clemente.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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BanksPhotos/Getty Images Even after the impact of decades-high inflation in recent years and an elevated interest rate climate that still has a long way to cool further, $50,000 represents a sizable sum of money saved.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The filing underscores the administration’s position that immigration enforcement and foreign policy decisions cannot be disentangled from national security concerns and that all of those are solely under the federal government’s purview.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Jan. 2026
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No Spotify or Netflix exists for literature, where (other than with some exceptions, such as for vinyl collectors) the medium and the message are more easily disentangled, but the codex has endured for two millennia whereas the CD and the DVD lasted barely two decades.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Nov. 2025
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Shmuely and Yossi, two incredibly kind and compassionate medics wearing kippot – from Boca of all places- rescued me.—
Lori Brock,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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Firefighters rescued that person along with two others who were trapped on the second floor.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Extricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extricated. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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