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wriggle out of

VERB

extricate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bail out detach differentiate disengage disentangle extract liberate rescue

STRONG

clear deliver disburden disembarrass disencumber disinvolve free loose loosen release remove resolve separate sever untie withdraw

WEAK

difference discumber get off the hook get out from under let go let off pull out save one's neck

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attach connect link unite

STRONG

combine confine hold join keep limit remain restrain stay

WEAK

entangle involve

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As the dreaded emails started landing in their inboxes last week, many would-be workers were left scrambling, wondering if they needed to cancel travel plans, wriggle out of leases and line up other summer employment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

I'm not just saying that to wriggle out of trouble.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

“Somehow I managed to wriggle out of that sweater and kept running,” she recalled.

From Slate • Sep. 26, 2023

Rhodes loves to brag about his Yale Law education, which he clearly thought endowed him with the ability to wriggle out of legal consequences.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2022

“Don’t try and wriggle out of it that way,” she said.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

wriggle out of

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