tease out
verb
teased out; teasing out; teases out
1
: to obtain by or as if by disentangling or freeing with a pointed instrument
2
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Fresh observations of the Ring Nebula have now traced the motion of gas molecules along its border, allowing astronomers to tease out its structure in greater detail.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Altogether, Herzog teases out the original’s perversely erotic undercurrents in places where Eggers goes after them with a shovel.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Kushner paints a holistic picture, teasing out details of the fraught relationship between Eric and his father Paul, which adds extra poignancy to events.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
Climate change is increasing ocean temperatures, but teasing out what role — if any — that global warming plays in the rapid intensification of storms has been complicated so far.
—NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Altogether, Herzog teases out the original’s perversely erotic undercurrents in places where Eggers goes after them with a shovel.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
Kushner paints a holistic picture, teasing out details of the fraught relationship between Eric and his father Paul, which adds extra poignancy to events.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
Climate change is increasing ocean temperatures, but teasing out what role — if any — that global warming plays in the rapid intensification of storms has been complicated so far.
—NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Tease out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tease%20out. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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