untangle
verb
un·tan·gle
ˌən-ˈtaŋ-gəl 
untangled; untangling; untangles
: to loose from tangles or entanglement : straighten out
untangle a knot
untangle a mystery
Examples of untangle in a Sentence
She carefully untangled the child's hair.
He untangled the garden hose.
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Shapiro dexterously untangles the Gordian knot of their entwined passions, shared ambitions and business bottom lines.
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Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Search and rescue teams are using heavy equipment to untangle and peel away layers of trees, unearth large rocks in riverbanks and move massive piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for the missing people.
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Smith was in Cannes for the re-release of his 1999 controversial Catholic Matt Damon and Ben Affleck comedy Dogma, which saw its distribution rights untangled and put back in the creator’s hands via his View Askew Productions and Triple Media Film.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 July 2025
Leaving could also result in a divorce or a custody battle over children that could take many years to untangle.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Search and rescue teams are using heavy equipment to untangle and peel away layers of trees, unearth large rocks in riverbanks and move massive piles of debris that stretch for miles in the search for the missing people.
—arkansasonline.com, 8 July 2025
Smith was in Cannes for the re-release of his 1999 controversial Catholic Matt Damon and Ben Affleck comedy Dogma, which saw its distribution rights untangled and put back in the creator’s hands via his View Askew Productions and Triple Media Film.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 July 2025
Leaving could also result in a divorce or a custody battle over children that could take many years to untangle.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 July 2025
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“Untangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untangle. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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untangle
verb
un·tan·gle
ˌən-ˈtaŋ-gəl
ˈən-
1
: to remove a tangle from : disentangle
untangle a knot
2
: to straighten out : resolve
untangle a mystery
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