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
These are all factors that disengage Black men from education.
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Most of the Bills players disengaged from their blocks and began walking, assuming the play was over.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Hot To Handle, said this is becoming trickier as young viewers disengage from traditional TV.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
As time went on, Sarah became disengaged, and her passion for marketing faded.
—Divya Divakaran, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2025
Most of the Bills players disengaged from their blocks and began walking, assuming the play was over.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Hot To Handle, said this is becoming trickier as young viewers disengage from traditional TV.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
As time went on, Sarah became disengaged, and her passion for marketing faded.
—Divya Divakaran, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengage
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Artist and rapper Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, herself formerly incarcerated and commissioned to create a new work for the Rikers women, worked with Ringgold, politicians, artists, philanthropists, and corrections officers to liberate the original painting.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
26 Feb. 2025
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Tragically, Hunt notes, the same global commodity that may have helped liberate British women did the opposite for West Africans, who endured the Middle Passage in ever larger numbers to work as slaves in the Caribbean sugar fields and sweeten English tea.—
Marjoleine Kars,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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For teams, this means reducing overlap, prioritizing critical tasks and freeing people to focus on high-impact work—no more second-guessing who does what and when.—
Ricky Muddimer,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The idea is to free you up to comfortably use the car's infotainment screen, talk to co-passengers, and catch up on books or videos on long journeys and commutes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article A two-car crash in Shelton on Wednesday night sent two people to the hospital, including one who had to be extricated from a vehicle.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
20 Feb. 2025
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Three people were trapped inside one of the vehicles before they were extricated out, per CBS Miami.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Capping them could save $5 billion a year, or $225 per fee-paying household.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Put another way, in this view, well-off people who choose to live in profligate spending states shouldn’t get to deduct state and local taxes on their federal returns, saving large amounts of money ahead of each April 15.—
David Mark,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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Keep the records until the loan is paid off, and for three years after that, Gallegos said. Treasury bond records: Keep them until the bonds are redeemed.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Best of all, guests can earn or redeem Accor Live Limitless points when staying here.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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The ensuing book, a taut, enthralling hybrid of fact and fiction impossible to disentangle, situates itself firmly in the mess — in a host of contradictions and uncertainties.—
Emily Eakin,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 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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In 2023, Jaar released Intiha, an abstract collaboration with the composer Ali Sethi, and last year, the Chilean-American producer released Piedras 1 & 2, two ambitious LPs tackling Chilean history and Palestinian erasure.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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By the numbers: In its annual letter released alongside the tender announcement, the company said total payment volume grew 38% in 2024, to $1.4 trillion.—
Ryan Lawler,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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The announcement comes barely two years after Amazon rescued the series from cancellation, marking a bittersweet end to the show’s 40-year legacy.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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The secret to helping your child manage disappointment is to not rush in and rescue them from feeling bad.—
Francesca Castagnoli,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Disengage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengage. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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