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
The sheriff's office says that deputies and workers extricated the man and attempted life-saving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Russo and Flanagan were pronounced dead after being mechanically extricated from the wreckage, records show.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
One of them had to be extricated from the vehicle, according to police.
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Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
Kupec was extricated from the vehicle after firefighters arrived.
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Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
First responders extricated him quickly.
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Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Russo and Flanagan were pronounced dead after being mechanically extricated from the wreckage, records show.
—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
One of them had to be extricated from the vehicle, according to police.
—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
Kupec was extricated from the vehicle after firefighters arrived.
—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
First responders extricated him quickly.
—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricated
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That freed up the full-backs to stay wide and cope with Japan’s switches.
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The five other cases freed up by the bankruptcy judge have yet to proceed to trial.
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When the United States invaded the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, Twain naively imagined that the country would be liberated and turned into a republic.
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For years, Hezbollah claimed its arms had liberated Lebanese land.
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The technology is estimated to have saved an average of 190,000 lives each year between 2019-2021 as temperatures soared, according to the International Energy Agency.
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None of this generated the kind of headlines that a remote surgery possibly would have, but the reality has undoubtedly saved the lives of countless people.
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On Sunday, June 14, the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) disentangled a relatively small humpback whale after recreational boaters spotted the animal anchored in fishing gear in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary late that morning, CCS said in a press release.
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Veterinarians then assessed whether Meatloaf could be safely disentangled in the water or needed to be brought in for further care, Jaros said.
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Six adults and a child were rescued from the water, but three children recovered from the lake after an intensive search were unresponsive to exhaustive lifesaving measures administered as soon as they were found, police said.
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Three children died and seven other people were rescued after a recreational boat capsized on Geneva Lake in southeastern Wisconsin during a fast-moving severe storm on July 3, authorities said.
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“Extricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extricated. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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