as in to liberate
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation
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Recent Examples of disengage
The bill also addresses Level 3 vehicles, which allow drivers to disengage from active control under certain conditions but requires them to retake the wheel in emergencies.
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Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Candidates who don't hear back promptly may disengage or accept other offers, ultimately impacting the hiring timeline.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Amid simmering frustration among many young conservatives about Iran, Vance encouraged them not to disengage.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That can look like changing the subject, making a joke, or disengaging altogether when things start to feel more serious.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
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Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Candidates who don't hear back promptly may disengage or accept other offers, ultimately impacting the hiring timeline.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Amid simmering frustration among many young conservatives about Iran, Vance encouraged them not to disengage.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That can look like changing the subject, making a joke, or disengaging altogether when things start to feel more serious.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for disengage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengage
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After more than four years, Russia’s full-scale invasion has morphed into a grinding war of attrition where soldiers are being killed en masse, financial losses are piling up and Kyiv has started to liberate more land than Moscow has seized.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Electrons liberated by the Krebs cycle then pass through another set of reactions that consume oxygen.—
Siddhant Pusdekar,
Quanta Magazine,
1 June 2026
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The second season finale saw Deborah fire Ava to free her up to be her own person and chase her career, only for the two to boomerang back together.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Orbit Robotics says its mission isn't to replace astronauts but to free them.—
Omar Kardoudi
May 29,
New Atlas,
29 May 2026
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Russo and Flanagan were pronounced dead after being mechanically extricated from the wreckage, records show.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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First responders extricated him quickly.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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He is done trying to do the former by going to meetings and trying to save kids who can’t save themselves.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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Do this enough times in a season and after a few years, investing in an entry level robotic pool cleaner may actually pay for itself in dollars as well as time saved.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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With his best friend, Diahann Carroll, and a sizable contribution from Sidney Poitier, Aaron organizes the funeral, attempting to redeem the reputation he was hired to protect.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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This bonus offer will be fulfilled as 20,000 ThankYou® Points, which can be redeemed for $200 cash back.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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The patterns bear the hallmarks of overlapping portfolio-management strategies, often index-based and much of it likely automated, and all of it difficult to disentangle.—
Justina Lee,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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This is practically impossible for something with an enormous mass like a planet or star, as there’s no known way to disentangle the gravitational constant (G) from a mass (M) from orbital mechanics alone.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 May 2026
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An estimate from the British spy agency GCHQ released Wednesday put the total Russian death toll at 500,000, citing new information.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has released international dining guides since 2002.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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First responders arrived at the scene to try and rescue him, but he was pronounced dead, according to the sheriff's office.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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The five people who were rescued were in the fifth chamber.—
Jintamas Saksornchai,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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“Disengage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengage. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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