1
as in to unravel
to separate the various strands of
gently untangled the baby's hair
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2
as in to disentangle
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 untangle
If money matters or emotional ties feel tangled, take this time to untangle them.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The challenge revealed in early lawsuits is untangling how many agencies were created through a combination of statutes and executive orders.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
Students in Blue Island who have been untangling their emotions and thoughts through creative writing recently received some attention, along with rave reviews, not just from their teachers but also the National Council of Teachers of English.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The project, however, would cost hundreds of millions just to untangle the land’s legal woes.
—Jabari Young, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The challenge revealed in early lawsuits is untangling how many agencies were created through a combination of statutes and executive orders.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
Students in Blue Island who have been untangling their emotions and thoughts through creative writing recently received some attention, along with rave reviews, not just from their teachers but also the National Council of Teachers of English.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The project, however, would cost hundreds of millions just to untangle the land’s legal woes.
—Jabari Young, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untangle
Verb
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The celebrated photographer captures a world already unravelling.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Is there anything remotely luxurious about a $5,000+ bag whose stitching begins to unravel after only a handful of wears?—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 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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This isn’t one of those Marvel movies that fans had begun to trash for getting swallowed up by CGI and strangled by too many multiverse tentacles to disentangle.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2025
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One hand is freed just long enough to hold the receiver when making phone calls.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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By eliminating or at least reducing manual, error-prone processes, these applications free up finance teams to focus on strategic initiatives like scaling operations and optimizing capital allocation.—
Carlos Vega,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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If projections around the tariffs’ impact are correct, then getting some shopping done now could save you time and money later.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
10 Apr. 2025
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California family discusses ongoing legal and political battle to 'save girls' sports' as issue heats up Taylor and Ryan Starling of Riverside, California discussed their ongoing lawsuit over trans inclusion in girls' sports, speaking at the state capital and all the fallout that has come with it.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Firefighters had to extricate the man, who was not wearing a seatbelt, authorities said.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2025
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Police said that Johnson was extricated from her car using the jaws of life and was later pronounced dead at the scene.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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Photo: Courtesy of Hannah Jackson Eighty years ago today, on April 11, 1945, Morris was liberated from the Buchenwald concentration camp in Weimar, Germany.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
11 Apr. 2025
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In liberating Hollywood movies from the social context, younger viewers also liberated them from their commercial roots, from the very notion of popularity, which was central to Kael’s understanding of the art of movies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2025
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Customers may redeem a free Ben & Jerry's scoop of their choice, cone included, at any participating Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop on Free Cone Day.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Raise your status to redeem better bonuses and discounts for traveling. NHL fans can find a Hat Trick Jackpot.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Transatlantic relations between the US and the EU are strained, marked by acute friction, while the US disengages from several UN agencies, signaling a retreat from global cooperation.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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About three minutes after the pilot was told to descend to 4,000 feet at his discretion, the autopilot disengaged at 99 knots, then dropped within seconds to 70 knots and was at about 3,100 feet, the report says.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Untangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untangle. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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