1
as in to unravel
to separate the various strands of
it took forever to disentangle the knot
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2
as in to free
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
the years that it took to disentangle ourselves from our troubles after someone started using our social security numbers
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Recent Examples of disentangle
That changed in 2021 under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, as part of an effort to disentangle finances between the city and the district.
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Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
This isn’t one of those Marvel movies that fans had begun to trash for getting swallowed up by CGI and strangled by too many multiverse tentacles to disentangle.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Yet, disentangling cartel operations from U.S. interests in Mexico could be immensely complicated.
—Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
During his first term, Trump and his team began an effort to disentangle the U.S. and allied economies from China.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
This isn’t one of those Marvel movies that fans had begun to trash for getting swallowed up by CGI and strangled by too many multiverse tentacles to disentangle.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
Yet, disentangling cartel operations from U.S. interests in Mexico could be immensely complicated.
—Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
During his first term, Trump and his team began an effort to disentangle the U.S. and allied economies from China.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disentangle
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The real-life case became a national sensation following the release of Investigation Discovery's The Curious Case of Natalia Grace, a multi-part documentary series that attempts to unravel this twisted adoption story's knot.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Their unraveling façade drives the season’s central conflict.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Removing them will free up space and improve performance.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The husband eventually managed to free himself of his bindings, and when McIsaac returned to the living room, the husband fought back and subdued him long enough to allow the rest of the family to escape and seek help, prosecutors said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
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The good news is that Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s legitimate government have already done the heavy lifting, liberating around 80% of Yemeni territory.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
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This is the sort of friction that AI visionaries sometimes promise to liberate us from.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
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This begs the question: What can countries in this region do to extricate themselves from this trap?—
Nana Ama Sarfo,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Firefighters had to extricate the man, who was not wearing a seatbelt, authorities said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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The challenge revealed in early lawsuits is untangling how many agencies were created through a combination of statutes and executive orders.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
15 Mar. 2025
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Students in Blue Island who have been untangling their emotions and thoughts through creative writing recently received some attention, along with rave reviews, not just from their teachers but also the National Council of Teachers of English.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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While Jun-no’s priority is saving the company, more than a few executives are focused on saving themselves.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The anime follows secret agents hunting for a vaccine to save humanity.—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
29 Mar. 2025
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Once a record begins playing, the mechanics are disengaged completely, preserving the playback quality.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Research published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology found that romantic partners who coped with conflict by disengaging — through avoidance, withdrawal or denial—exhibited stronger physiological stress responses and slower recovery afterward.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 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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“Disentangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disentangle. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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