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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Unable to detect it directly, astronomers tease out clues by studying dust that has been aligned by the magnetic field and the light that passes through this dust.
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Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2024
The report teases out some of the strategic differences between the two streaming rivals.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
Researchers have struggled to tease out whether the cold water itself is helpful or whether the benefits come from, say, having an active lifestyle and socializing with friends.
—Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
The Antonoff and Dessner songs are, with a handful of exceptions, situated in an oil-and-water arrangement, with the Antonoff tunes largely coming first and carefully teasing out pop hooks while the Dessner songs scatter lively accompaniments into mostly acoustic reflections.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2024
The report teases out some of the strategic differences between the two streaming rivals.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
Researchers have struggled to tease out whether the cold water itself is helpful or whether the benefits come from, say, having an active lifestyle and socializing with friends.
—Jesse Greenspan, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
The Antonoff and Dessner songs are, with a handful of exceptions, situated in an oil-and-water arrangement, with the Antonoff tunes largely coming first and carefully teasing out pop hooks while the Dessner songs scatter lively accompaniments into mostly acoustic reflections.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Tease out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tease%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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