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- verb transitive To
disentangle (especiallyhair ).
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Examples
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The CP implored Afrikaners and other nations in southern Africa to prevent such a situation and embark on efforts to "detangle" themselves from what it called the communist African National
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It starts at the local precincts folks, where we can begin to stop the waste, detangle regulations, free our citizens to care for their families and steward, not worship, natural resources.
Chris Christie (R, NJ) zeros out faith-based program! | RedState 2010
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"Cabling" is a new sport founded by Steven Schkolne in which competitors must race to detangle bundles of CAT-5 ethernet cables.
Boing Boing 2008
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Black Cumin Oil is the ingredient du jour, which serves to smooth the cuticle, detangle locks, and tame the hair fiber.
Felicia C. Sullivan: The Return of Minimalist Luxe: What You Need in Your Fall Wardrobe Felicia C. Sullivan 2010
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Some cases in which people seek reparations are too long past and the current situation too entrenched and confused to detangle, giving African Americans money to make up for their forefathers having been enslaved, for example.
Spain claims all treasure from The Black Swan : Coin Collecting News 2008
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He set out to detangle her body's mixed narratives instead.
Sharon Glassman: What Is Work? Finding Your Path by Laying the Bricks 2009
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Wells Fargo and its newly acquired Wachovia unit have hired psychologists and "family dynamics" counselors to detangle the thorny personal issues of their wealthiest clients.
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And while we need strategy, tactics, and brilliant policy proposals, we also need a whole lot of healing love -- the only energy strong enough to detangle the worst of our intractable problems.
Stacy Parker Aab: We Are Family (Even If Your Cousin's Cheney!) 2008
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A wide-toothed comb is the best way to detangle and distribute styling products when hair is wet.
You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008
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I think it would be to our benefit to handle this quite sensitively, intelligently, if we are to detangle this knot once and for all.
"All That Yellow Wasted" Anxious Black Woman 2008
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