extricated

past tense of extricate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of extricated 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 On the director’s cue, Mary Berry was tenderly extricated from her thermal gilet and the floor was purged of its few dozen researchers, home economists, sound recordists, camera operators, technicians, producers, and researchers. Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 This cosmological constant represents a form of energy inherent to space itself, and cannot be removed, separated from, or extricated from the very fabric of space. Big Think, 22 Aug. 2025 Practicing medicine is most effective as a selfless endeavor; the healing arts thrive when extricated from material preoccupations. David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricated
Verb
  • That freed up nearly $19 million in cap space to retain players such as Rob Gronkowski.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The pair were convicted of murdering Knox’s roommate, Meredith Kercher, who was killed in 2007 in Italy, and then freed on appeal after an eight-year, three-trial legal battle to prove their innocence.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With the Slough House team now liberated to confront the next step in the terrorist’s scheme, Slow Horses is headed into the back half with a lot of strong momentum.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Steve Buckley argues that Maye has liberated the Patriots from their past with that scintillating win over the Bills on Sunday.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • More than anything, even amid the silliness and absurdities of the medical emergencies, the show’s feel-good moments, which involve people being saved and others working together, depict a deep humanity.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Over the years, our technology saved thousands of babies.
    Jane Marie Chen, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As Ralphy continues settling into his new life in England after being rescued from China, TikTok users are loving his growing curiosity about the world.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Throw in a good heat protectant, and consider your hair-care routine officially rescued.
    Lily Wohlner, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Extricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extricated. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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