tease out
verb
teased out; teasing out; teases out
1
: to obtain by or as if by disentangling or freeing with a pointed instrument
2
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But when internet sleuths teased out that Fulmer was having an affair with a Try Guys employee, the drama exploded from a private matter into a public spectacle, ending with Fulmer leaving the group after a public apology.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, researchers in Europe were learning to tease out warming signals from the random fluctuations of weather.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Her ability to tease out the subtleties of millennial-speak led to over 25 million views and half a million followers.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
After a slow-moving process of compiling state unemployment data, the agency releases an additional revision teasing out accurate findings.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, researchers in Europe were learning to tease out warming signals from the random fluctuations of weather.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Her ability to tease out the subtleties of millennial-speak led to over 25 million views and half a million followers.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
After a slow-moving process of compiling state unemployment data, the agency releases an additional revision teasing out accurate findings.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Tease out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tease%20out. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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