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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disentangled
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Florida State has unraveled in the past three weeks and doesn’t look like team that handled Alabama in Week 1.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Oct. 2025 -
What began as a shocking violation soon unraveled into something far darker.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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As part of the deal, Hamas released the 20 remaining living hostages in Gaza, and Israel freed nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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Israel also freed 242 Palestinian prisoners serving long-term sentences, sending more than half of them into exile.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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With the Slough House team now liberated to confront the next step in the terrorist’s scheme, Slow Horses is headed into the back half with a lot of strong momentum.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
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Steve Buckley argues that Maye has liberated the Patriots from their past with that scintillating win over the Bills on Sunday.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The driver had to be extricated and was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries, DPS officials added.—
Michelle Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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He was extricated from his car and flown to Froedtert Hospital by Flight for Life.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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More than anything, even amid the silliness and absurdities of the medical emergencies, the show’s feel-good moments, which involve people being saved and others working together, depict a deep humanity.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, our technology saved thousands of babies.—
Jane Marie Chen,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Each salmon must be untangled from the net one by one.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Each point is worth one cent toward a Nordstrom Note, so 1,000 points can be redeemed for a $10 Nordstrom Note.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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This recognition has no cash value, is not transferable, and may not be substituted or redeemed for cash or any other value.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rogé agreed that Gen Z is not disengaged but discerning.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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If someone is disengaged but still clocking in, that work has to be absorbed by other team members, which can create additional stress and drag down productivity across the board, said SHRM's Atkinson.—
Charlotte Morabito,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Disentangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disentangled. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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