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
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Examples of untangle in a Sentence
She carefully untangled the child's hair.
He untangled the garden hose.
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Kilmer said better data on drug use are needed to untangle exactly what is driving the changes.
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The Confusion Over Galvanizing As if all this wasn’t confusing enough, there is another semantic knot to untangle regarding the difference between electroplating and galvanizing.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
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Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
The Confusion Over Galvanizing As if all this wasn’t confusing enough, there is another semantic knot to untangle regarding the difference between electroplating and galvanizing.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for untangle
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“Untangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untangle. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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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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