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untangle
[ uhn-tang-guhl ]
verb (used with object)
- to bring out of a tangled state; disentangle; unsnarl.
- to straighten out or clear up (anything confused or perplexing).
untangle
/ ʌˈæŋɡə /
verb
- to free from a tangled condition
- to free from perplexity or confusion
Example Sentences
“We need the president’s help to untangle the spirits industry, and the greater hospitality industry, from these tariffs. We’re collateral damage.”
These seemingly unconnected events are all part of a web of international organised crime that police have untangled after a six-year-long investigation.
The highly-integrated auto industry, for example, would take years to untangle.
In a sense, then, the alliance is held together by complex supply chains and contractual agreements that could not possibly be untangled overnight.
James caused just enough of a distraction that Reid missed, the Lakers pushing the other way and scoring as James untangled himself from a collapsed row of chairs.
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