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
Adams County Fire Rescue Firefighters extricated the patient and then used a rescue basket to bring the patient up to a waiting ambulance on I-76.
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Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 1 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
Responders put out the fire and extricated the driver from the vehicle.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
The department said in its release that both people on board were taken to the hospital in serious condition after being extricated from the structure.
—J. Staas Haught, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Emergency personnel who responded to the scene extricated both the driver and the passenger of the Jeep, but neither could be revived.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Two people suffered serious injuries and were extricated by firefighters.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Hughes had to be extricated and was airlifted to a Chicago hospital after the crash.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
The driver of that vehicle, Grace Owen, had to be extricated from her car with the jaws of life, her lawyer told the Herald.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 1 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
Responders put out the fire and extricated the driver from the vehicle.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
The department said in its release that both people on board were taken to the hospital in serious condition after being extricated from the structure.
—J. Staas Haught, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Emergency personnel who responded to the scene extricated both the driver and the passenger of the Jeep, but neither could be revived.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Two people suffered serious injuries and were extricated by firefighters.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Hughes had to be extricated and was airlifted to a Chicago hospital after the crash.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
The driver of that vehicle, Grace Owen, had to be extricated from her car with the jaws of life, her lawyer told the Herald.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricated
Verb
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That’s freed up the large teams once dedicated to data entry and cleaning, many of whom have been redeployed onto building internal evaluations.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The girl reportedly freed herself and knocked on a nearby neighbor's door, where she was brought inside to safety.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Michelle has felt particularly liberated in speaking her mind.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Cardinals, by trading veterans Nolan Arenado, Willson Contreras and Sonny Gray, effectively liberated their youngsters, allowing a new culture to form.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The fjord bends, combined with the ship being far enough away and in deep water, were key factors that saved them.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Joe Kilsheimer, a former Sentinel reporter who later served as mayor of Apopka and president of the Friends of Lake Apopka, said Thomas believed even during the lake’s bleakest times that it could be saved.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 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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Three women who had been kidnapped between 2002 and 2004 and the 6-year-old daughter one of them had while in captivity, fathered by kidnapper Ariel Castro, were rescued.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Zapata's civilian response unit partner, who was taking cover in their vehicle, was also rescued by authorities.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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“Extricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extricated. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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