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 Toyota driver was critically hurt and had to be extricated by local fire personnel, and was airlifted to a hospital in Chicago due to the severity of her injuries.
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 15 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
Gary Glenn Berner of Greenwich was pronounced dead at the scene after being extricated from his vehicle, a 2023 Subaru Outback, according to Connecticut State Police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 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
Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 15 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
Gary Glenn Berner of Greenwich was pronounced dead at the scene after being extricated from his vehicle, a 2023 Subaru Outback, according to Connecticut State Police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricated
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Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian woman who was detained by immigration agents for protesting at Columbia University, was freed on a $100,000 bond after spending one year in custody in Texas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The individual was freed using hydraulic tools within minutes, according to fire officials.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
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This victory, incidentally, liberated the island of Taiwan and returned it to Chinese jurisdiction.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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As Liu tells it, the insight that liberated her didn’t have to do with skating at all.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
6 Mar. 2026
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Mom with no symptoms had stage 4 colorectal cancer — and a rare surgery saved her life.—
,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Tramon Mark saved the Texas men's basketball season with a clutch jumper in the final seconds Wednesday of the Longhorns' First Four game against North Carolina State.—
American Statesman sports desk,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 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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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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The Oakland Zoo rescued Mia and another tiger named Lola from a roadside zoo in Oklahoma in 2022.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026
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More than 100 cats were rescued from an Arvada home over the past week after the homeowners were arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty, police said.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Extricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extricated. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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