tease out
verb
teased out; teasing out; teases out
1
: to obtain by or as if by disentangling or freeing with a pointed instrument
2
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With water, a bit of salinity is teased out, followed by baked pear with cinnamon, a touch of white pepper, green melon and a hint of wood smoke.
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Chris Perugini, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Julian’s quest for answers will only lure him deeper into this den of vipers, but teasing out Sofia’s intentions may be the steamiest — and deadliest — game of all.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
Brain imaging and other techniques have teased out the neurological pathways entwining trauma with addiction.
—Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Carreira is not interested in vilifying individuals but in teasing out the inhumanity of working conditions that grind people down little by little.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
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Chris Perugini, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Julian’s quest for answers will only lure him deeper into this den of vipers, but teasing out Sofia’s intentions may be the steamiest — and deadliest — game of all.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
Brain imaging and other techniques have teased out the neurological pathways entwining trauma with addiction.
—Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
Carreira is not interested in vilifying individuals but in teasing out the inhumanity of working conditions that grind people down little by little.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Tease out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tease%20out. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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