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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Through public hearings, Andrade has teased out how Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration steered $10 million from a Medicaid settlement to a charity set up to support Hope Florida’s mission.
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
In that mighty visage, Stephens and Hernandez tease out a theme of grand scope and urgency.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
At least those other moments were teased out for weeks and had full reporting cycles around them.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
But producer Gus Dudgeon thankfully ignored him, then later layered harmonies (from the Beach Boys, no less) and teased out its resilient brilliance, ultimately scoring a Grammy nom.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
In that mighty visage, Stephens and Hernandez tease out a theme of grand scope and urgency.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
At least those other moments were teased out for weeks and had full reporting cycles around them.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
But producer Gus Dudgeon thankfully ignored him, then later layered harmonies (from the Beach Boys, no less) and teased out its resilient brilliance, ultimately scoring a Grammy nom.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Tease out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tease%20out. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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