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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Her climbing companions had untangled her hair and lowered her to a stable shelf on the cliff when rescue crews arrived, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2024
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 22 May 2024
Her climbing companions had untangled her hair and lowered her to a stable shelf on the cliff when rescue crews arrived, officials said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2024
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“Untangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untangle. Accessed 31 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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