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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They were also meant to tease out information on Soviet facilities at a time when the Cold War was still going strong.
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Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
In its liveliest stretch, Drop attaches life-and-death stakes to first-date behavior, teasing out how many odd actions — like requesting a table change and disappearing repeatedly into the bathroom — Violet can get away with before Henry cuts and runs.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
There was no new Amazon hardware announced at the event, though Amazon teased out that many of these features are coming to a new Alexa.com web experience alongside and an entirely new phone app.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2025
In that great play, part of the pleasure is teasing out when the host couple, George and Martha, are playing a malevolent prank on their guests or tearing each other apart for real.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
In its liveliest stretch, Drop attaches life-and-death stakes to first-date behavior, teasing out how many odd actions — like requesting a table change and disappearing repeatedly into the bathroom — Violet can get away with before Henry cuts and runs.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
There was no new Amazon hardware announced at the event, though Amazon teased out that many of these features are coming to a new Alexa.com web experience alongside and an entirely new phone app.
—Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2025
In that great play, part of the pleasure is teasing out when the host couple, George and Martha, are playing a malevolent prank on their guests or tearing each other apart for real.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tease out
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“Tease out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tease%20out. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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