tease out

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to extract (information) with difficulty

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tease out Idioms  

1. Lure out, obtain or extract with effort, as in We had a hard time teasing the wedding date out of him. This term alludes to the literal sense of tease, “untangle or release something with a pointed tool.” [Mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

"These simulations allow us to tease out small effects to determine what actually happens, helping us to understand our observations."

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

To tease out the underlying trend, the Fed has focused on core services prices excluding housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

"That's really where we can tease out whether it's AI-generated or it's real."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Many advanced economies are so thoroughly distorted by the land-finance nexus that it can be hard to even tease out the consequences.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2025

“The methods of working with that data to really tease out the important information have come a very, very long way,” Krippner said.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone