EXTRICATING Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

extricating

verb

present participle of extricate

as in freeing

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 extricating But when specifically asked whether any Americans have been exposed to Ebola, and whether the government is planning on extricating them from the DRC, the CDC’s incident manager, Satish Pillai, did not answer the questions. —

Helen Branswell, STAT, 17 May 2026 Part of the experiment involves Mesler willingly extricating himself from Kordansky’s gallery roster. —

Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026 The Fort Worth Fire Department was called to the scene to help with extricating four people from the vehicle, according to the statement. —

Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2026 The alternating timelines force the writers to do a lot of strained connection-building that, around midseason, ceases to be effective; the makers of Scarpetta were very smart about joining the murders narratively, but much less smart about extricating themselves creatively. —

Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026 In Delhi, there was a growing awareness by middle powers of the need to build their own AI capability — whether in training their own models, designing their own chips, or extricating themselves from the convenient but risky grip of Silicon Valley software giants. —

Billy Perrigo, Time, 20 Feb. 2026 The unit's soldiers train to operate in frigid conditions, like driving special cold weather vehicles and extricating themselves from icy waters. —

Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026

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These automation platforms are heavily leaning into AI to allow these mundane and repetitive transactions flow through your accounting system with minimal or no human involvement, freeing up your accounting staff to perform other functions.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Analysts have noted that retail investors could be causing some of the weakness in chips by freeing up dry powder in preparation for the blockbuster IPO – though Bank of America noted that last week’s sell-off was driven by big institutional money.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 10 June 2026