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
Where ardent nationalists were the oldest group, the disengaged were the youngest.
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Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 16 Feb. 2025
With 40% of leaders contemplating resignation due to burnout, top talent is either stepping down or disengaging, leaving organizations vulnerable to performance decline and talent gaps.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
In October, China and India suddenly reached an agreement to disengage in the disputed border territory of Ladakh after a four-year military standoff.
—Yun Sun, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2025
Students lose confidence, disengage and fall further behind.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 16 Feb. 2025
With 40% of leaders contemplating resignation due to burnout, top talent is either stepping down or disengaging, leaving organizations vulnerable to performance decline and talent gaps.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
In October, China and India suddenly reached an agreement to disengage in the disputed border territory of Ladakh after a four-year military standoff.
—Yun Sun, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2025
Students lose confidence, disengage and fall further behind.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengage
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That was really liberating at the time for women and looked scary to men.—
A Martínez,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2025
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This might fly in the face of everything a business leader has been taught about being an expert, but trust me, the results of this kind of thinking are liberating.—
Christian Davies FCSD,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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This second phase was to begin with an agreement on permanently ending the war before the release of all living Israeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Israeli freeing high-profile Palestinian prisoners.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2025
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Companies can focus on strategic goals and innovation by freeing their teams from repetitive, manual work.—
Michael Goshka,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Wright said an injured woman had to be extricated by crews with the New London Fire Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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Austen is trying to repair a friendship, and Craig is trying to extricate himself from a business deal and attempt to do it on the cheap.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2025
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If captured correctly, these fees can reduce your taxable income and save you on taxes.—
Shehan Chandrasekera,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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There's no one at home to keep comfortable, and lowering the temperature in winter or increasing it in summer will save real money on your utility bills.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Mar. 2025
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Best of all, travelers can also redeem Alaska Air Mileage Plan frequent flyer miles for the one-way deals on select flights as low as 4,500 miles.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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UConn won last year’s meeting in Portland 80-73 as the 3-seed, but USC redeemed itself with a 72-70 upset of the Huskies in Hartford on Dec. 21 this season.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2025
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The law requires that any future U.S. arm of the platform be disentangled from the Chinese technology that runs it.—
Sareen Habeshian,
Axios,
22 Jan. 2025
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Studies trying to disentangle the relative effects of genetic and structural factors on specific traits also face similar biases.—
Shoumita Dasgupta,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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He was released by the Chargers on March 5, saving the team $25.36 million in salary cap space.—
Dianna Russini,
The Athletic,
12 Mar. 2025
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At Newsom’s request, the California Board of Parole Hearings is currently investigating to determine what risk to the public the brothers would impose if they are indeed released.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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So Nate decides to use his congenital insensitivity to pain (ICP) to his advantage and rescue the girl of his dreams.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie from Ketchup Entertainment, turned indie after being rescued from Warner Bros., opened to $3.17 million on 2,827 screens.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Disengage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengage. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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