as in to liberate
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation
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Recent Examples of disengage
My mind has been racing around the clock with worry for family, friends and colleagues who were evacuated and whose homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed, and it’s been impossible to disengage from my news feed.
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Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Push too far into the unrealistic, and consumers will disengage.
—Salim Gheewalla, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
But that can prove difficult inside of an interaction format that naturally creates temptation to become distracted or disengaged.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
Research shows that disengaging from our jobs can impact our mental health, motivation, stress levels, responsiveness, and even cognitive function.
—Rebecca Horan
melissa Karz, Harvard Business Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Push too far into the unrealistic, and consumers will disengage.
—Salim Gheewalla, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
But that can prove difficult inside of an interaction format that naturally creates temptation to become distracted or disengaged.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
Research shows that disengaging from our jobs can impact our mental health, motivation, stress levels, responsiveness, and even cognitive function.
—Rebecca Horan
melissa Karz, Harvard Business Review, 10 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for disengage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengage
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Going after the protections of the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to Black American liberated from slavery by the Union Army in the Civil War, is a terrible way to bring reform to immigration, which surely needed reforming.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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By the 30th, Uranus will station direct, bringing unexpected shifts and surprises to your love life, as this electric synergy could open doors to new ways of thinking or fresh, liberating connections that challenge your usual type.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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Israel then waged a war that killed tens of thousands of Palestinians without so far accomplishing its goals of completely dismantling Hamas or of freeing all the hostages.—
Nicholas Kristof,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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After Carter was freed, a man who'd taken the then-12 year old under his wing tried to help the boy reunite with his mother.—
Amber Hunt,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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News Studios staff in the UK have been told their jobs are at risk after Piers Morgan unveiled his plan to extricate himself from the Rupert Murdoch business.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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After an amazing back-and-forth (DeVito and William Standford Davis were great at playing off each other), Gregory extricates himself from the problem, leaving the two unhinged men to figure it out between themselves.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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In 2017, there was a collaborative effort between Mexico and the United States to save vaquitas and place them in a pen under human care.—
Uma Raja,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Apple iPad mini (2024) is now available for just $399 (saving you a cool hundred bucks).—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
28 Jan. 2025
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Below, 15 members of Forbes Agency Council share expert insights into how a brand facing viral complaints can take an appropriate level of accountability, redeem its good name and regain consumer trust.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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As a reminder, PS Plus' monthly free games for January can still be redeemed.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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The sense that any one of their lives could suddenly be upended by the chance to emigrate is felt in every scene, as if the reality of contemporary Cuba could not be disentangled from its increasingly porous relationship to the world at large.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Jan. 2025
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However, as his work is soaked in fantasies about violent death, his final act is hard to disentangle from his books.—
Ian Buruma,
The New Yorker,
9 Jan. 2025
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Leaks and rumors suggest the Switch 2 could release in June of 2025.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Deliverance 2 will be released on February 4, 2025, on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Disaster struck when a team of firefighters trying to rescue two comrades trapped in the building were themselves imperiled by a collapsing wall.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Two people from the boat washed up on Little Rock Jetty just to the north of the incident and were rescued by lifeguards, Romero said.—
Gary Warth,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Disengage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengage. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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