as in freed
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
you've woven such a web of lies that it's hard to see how you can extricate yourself now
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Recent Examples of extricated
Two people suffered serious injuries and were extricated by firefighters.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
The Toyota driver was critically hurt and had to be extricated by local fire personnel, and was airlifted to a hospital in Chicago due to the severity of her injuries.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Hughes had to be extricated and was airlifted to a Chicago hospital after the crash.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
The driver of that vehicle, Grace Owen, had to be extricated from her car with the jaws of life, her lawyer told the Herald.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Two people, one in each vehicle, were extricated from the wreck.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2026
Everyone in the vehicle suffered serious injuries and had to be extricated from the vehicle.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
The Toyota driver was critically hurt and had to be extricated by local fire personnel, and was airlifted to a hospital in Chicago due to the severity of her injuries.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Hughes had to be extricated and was airlifted to a Chicago hospital after the crash.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
The driver of that vehicle, Grace Owen, had to be extricated from her car with the jaws of life, her lawyer told the Herald.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Two people, one in each vehicle, were extricated from the wreck.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2026
Everyone in the vehicle suffered serious injuries and had to be extricated from the vehicle.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricated
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Valencia was freed on March 23 and given his property, cellphone and food, according to Wenrick.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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He was freed from court oversight in 20222.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rosa hid both Sam and his sister Sara in the camp until they were deported in 1944 to the Częstochowa concentration camp in Poland, where Rosa again hid both Sam and his sister until the Soviet Army liberated the camp in 1945.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Or, perhaps the dust liberated by the jets is falling back onto the comet, covering those ices in an insulating layer that prevents the ices from being heated by the sun and sublimating as quickly.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In another area, a mother and daughter, white with black spots, were saved from being hoarded and getting killed for meat.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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According to the Northwestern Mutual survey, nearly three-quarters of Gen Z already have saved more than one year of income toward retirement.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Provocative journalist and interviewer of the powerful There were those for whom art could not be disentangled from life, whose creations, often read as confessions, were intrinsically connected to their identities.—
Amisha Padnani,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The filing underscores the administration’s position that immigration enforcement and foreign policy decisions cannot be disentangled from national security concerns and that all of those are solely under the federal government’s purview.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Jan. 2026
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The former Fortune 100 company marketing executive rescued a white rabbit that a family with kids no longer wanted.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Seriously injured, Johnson was rescued by helicopter, but Molly disappeared.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Extricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extricated. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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