as in to liberate
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 extricate
The Engine 5 team arrived and found one vehicle off the roadway with heavy damage and one
occupant needing to be extricated, Meadows said in an email Sunday.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
The two injured occupants had to be extricated from their vehicle, Metro Fire stated.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Worker falls several stories at Obama Presidential Center site: authorities
A worker at the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park fell several stories down a ventilation duct and had to be extricated early Wednesday afternoon, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Some 3,000 people were evacuated from the area while the bomb was carefully extricated.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
The two injured occupants had to be extricated from their vehicle, Metro Fire stated.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Worker falls several stories at Obama Presidential Center site: authorities
A worker at the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park fell several stories down a ventilation duct and had to be extricated early Wednesday afternoon, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Some 3,000 people were evacuated from the area while the bomb was carefully extricated.
—Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricate
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Artist and rapper Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, herself formerly incarcerated and commissioned to create a new work for the Rikers women, worked with Ringgold, politicians, artists, philanthropists, and corrections officers to liberate the original painting.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2025
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Tragically, Hunt notes, the same global commodity that may have helped liberate British women did the opposite for West Africans, who endured the Middle Passage in ever larger numbers to work as slaves in the Caribbean sugar fields and sweeten English tea.—
Marjoleine Kars,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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In the fall, massive interest in the Menendez case and freeing the brothers erupted following the runaway success of Ryan Murphy‘s Netflix limited seroes Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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The man who ordered the attack was recently freed in the ceasefire-hostages deal.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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Find even more tech deals at Walmart today, and keep on saving!—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
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The seating plan, called WILMA, which stands for window-middle-aisle, will save up to two minutes on the boarding process for each flight.—
Sydney Borchers,
Fox News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The ensuing book, a taut, enthralling hybrid of fact and fiction impossible to disentangle, situates itself firmly in the mess — in a host of contradictions and uncertainties.—
Emily Eakin,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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That changed in 2021 under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, as part of an effort to disentangle finances between the city and the district.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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Where ardent nationalists were the oldest group, the disengaged were the youngest.—
Laura Clawson,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Feb. 2025
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With 40% of leaders contemplating resignation due to burnout, top talent is either stepping down or disengaging, leaving organizations vulnerable to performance decline and talent gaps.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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This ticket must be redeemed at the Tallahassee main office or one of the Florida Lottery district offices, which are open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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So, for example, 100 Sweeps Coins can be redeemed for $100.—
Daniel Wallach,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Chappy, the gray baby seal that was rescued from downtown New Haven, Conn., has died due to gastrointestinal issues.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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Greta and Szymon After being rescued, Greta's husband—a.k.a.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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The film focuses on three sisters: María (Marta Méndez Cross), Lucía (Valeria Maldonado) and Sofía (Virginia Novello), who try to untangle their complex relationship — and years of estrangement —while toggling between their Americanized life in the U.S. and their family’s Mexican homeland.—
Arturo Conde,
NBC News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Our writer untangles a mystery dug up by the turtle counters.—
Kevin Chroust,
Outside Online,
20 Feb. 2025
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