disentangled

verb

Definition of disentanglednext
past tense of disentangle
1
as in unraveled
to separate the various strands of it took forever to disentangle the knot

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2
as in freed
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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  1. unraveled
  2. freed
  3. redeemed
  4. rescued
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  • The spontaneous plan unraveled flawlessly with Dutcher saved without a single injury, according to Minnesota State Patrol.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But starting in the early years of this century, as the Oslo peace process unraveled and violence flared again, democratic progress stagnated, then declined.
    Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of unraveled
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  • Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said she was freed after over four months of efforts from Iraqi government agencies working with American and Jordanian authorities.
    Nechirvan Mando, Michael Rios and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The team’s next goal is to explore how plant life colonizes landscapes that have recently been freed from ice, and to predict how this process might unfold in the future.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of freed
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  • In connection with the extension, 2,290,989 ordinary shares were redeemed by shareholders for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $23,803,376.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • During the quarter, the company redeemed 4,010,928 shares of common stock, resulting in a withdrawal of $44,605,448 from the Trust Account.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of redeemed
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  • The Elephant Nature Park is an elephant rescue and rehabilitation center in the Chiang Mai countryside that has rescued more than 200 elephants from the tourism and logging industries since its inception in the 1990s.
    Kocha Olarn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The guard members said crews stationed with them at McGhee Tyson Airport have rescued about 100 people over the weekend and delivered tens of thousands of pounds of supplies.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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