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, one in each vehicle, were extricated from the wreck.
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Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2026
The Civic driver was extricated as Ramsubhag was received lifesaving measures while still entrapped the vehicle.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
The driver was extricated from the vehicle by first responders and taken to the hospital in critical condition, the statement said.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 12 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
One woman suffered serious injuries and had to be extricated after being pinned inside the wreckage.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Brown watched as the man was extricated from the car and taken — alive — to the hospital.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
Field-sobriety tests were not conducted at the crash scene because Blair had to be extricated from his SUV and transported to Regions Hospital for medical care.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
This president, like his predecessors, has not extricated Washington from the Middle East.
—Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025
Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Jan. 2026
The Civic driver was extricated as Ramsubhag was received lifesaving measures while still entrapped the vehicle.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
The driver was extricated from the vehicle by first responders and taken to the hospital in critical condition, the statement said.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 12 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
One woman suffered serious injuries and had to be extricated after being pinned inside the wreckage.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Brown watched as the man was extricated from the car and taken — alive — to the hospital.
—Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
Field-sobriety tests were not conducted at the crash scene because Blair had to be extricated from his SUV and transported to Regions Hospital for medical care.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
This president, like his predecessors, has not extricated Washington from the Middle East.
—Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for extricated
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The deal follows an eventful few years for Spears, who managed to finally be freed of a 13-year conservatorship back in 2021.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
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Michael Skakel was convicted of killing Martha Moxley, but freed from prison after a court deemed his lawyer incompetent.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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This is a delicate, unexpectedly powerful slice of cinema literally unveiled, the filmmakers as liberated as the characters hope to one day be.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2026
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Haiti liberated itself from France in 1804.—
Ruth Jean-Marie,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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But what saved the boys in the end was planning—and a whole lot of daring.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
11 Feb. 2026
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The minus-14 defensive runs saved, according to FanGraphs, that were the second worst among 31 catchers with at least 600 innings caught.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 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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No Spotify or Netflix exists for literature, where (other than with some exceptions, such as for vinyl collectors) the medium and the message are more easily disentangled, but the codex has endured for two millennia whereas the CD and the DVD lasted barely two decades.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Nov. 2025
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Oceanside fire crews rescued the driver of a semi-truck that crashed on Interstate 5 near Harbor Drive early Wednesday, leaving the cab dangling 70 feet above the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Austin’s brother and sister were ultimately rescued along with their mother Joanne, 47, after being found clinging to a paddleboard.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Extricated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extricated. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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