untangle
verb (used with object)
to bring out of a tangled state; disentangle; unsnarl.
untangles
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present tense formof untangle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"This work untangles some of the secrets and shows how N-terminal acetylation shape individual protein fate," Thomas Arnesen concludes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2023
"It is hard for the government to shore up economic growth unless it untangles the complex knot of weak confidence," said Gary Ng, senior economist at Natixis Corporate and Investment Bank.
From Reuters ● Jul. 31, 2023
Rubenhold untangles the myths of history-making and writes with great empathy about the hardships the women endured when alive and the rampant misogyny they faced when dead.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
In “Silverview,” le Carré untangles the life of Edward Avon, a sly former intelligence field agent emotionally scarred from harrowing experiences during the Bosnian conflict.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2021
She floats down, like crystal light, and untangles me from the branch.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
