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as in unraveled
to separate the various strands of
gently untangled the baby's hair
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as in freed
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
I was finally able to untangle myself from my credit problems
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Recent Examples of untangled
There remain other, muddled storylines across this LIV timeline that won’t get untangled.
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Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
One other question may be how easily his businesses may be untangled if the company is sold in pieces.
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Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
They eventually were untangled, and the referees were convening at center ice when Tkachuk skated off the bench and toward the Red Wings penalty box to talk to Edvinsson.
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Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
27 Feb. 2026
At the end of Manchester City’s 2-1 recent win against Liverpool, as officials gradually untangled the bizarre late incident involving Erling Haaland and Dominik Szoboszlai, Neville informed viewers how close the game was to full time.
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Michael Cox,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
This petite, chic travel jewelry case keeps necklaces untangled, prevents rings from drifting to the bottom of her carry-on, and secures earring posts from bending or breaking.
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Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
North Crowley fell on it first, but when the pile was untangled, Allen tight end Jackson Hoppe had it.
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Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Dec. 2025
Each is a kind of performance, Blue Cowboy implies, that can be untangled and revealed as a fiction but also contains something beautiful in its sustained gesture.
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
Each salmon must be untangled from the net one by one.
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Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
One other question may be how easily his businesses may be untangled if the company is sold in pieces.
—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Apr. 2026
They eventually were untangled, and the referees were convening at center ice when Tkachuk skated off the bench and toward the Red Wings penalty box to talk to Edvinsson.
—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
27 Feb. 2026
At the end of Manchester City’s 2-1 recent win against Liverpool, as officials gradually untangled the bizarre late incident involving Erling Haaland and Dominik Szoboszlai, Neville informed viewers how close the game was to full time.
—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
This petite, chic travel jewelry case keeps necklaces untangled, prevents rings from drifting to the bottom of her carry-on, and secures earring posts from bending or breaking.
—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
North Crowley fell on it first, but when the pile was untangled, Allen tight end Jackson Hoppe had it.
—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Dec. 2025
Each is a kind of performance, Blue Cowboy implies, that can be untangled and revealed as a fiction but also contains something beautiful in its sustained gesture.
—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
Each salmon must be untangled from the net one by one.
—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untangled
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Heard and Depp married in February 2015, but their relationship quickly unraveled.
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By dissolving the barrier between art and life and emphasizing the role of the viewer, Duchamp unraveled art’s claim to special status.
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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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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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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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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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Russo and Flanagan were pronounced dead after being mechanically extricated from the wreckage, records show.
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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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“Untangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untangled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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