tease out

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tease out something

to carefully separate particular facts from a great deal of information. What has always been interesting for me is how you can tease out the reasons for an event as you review its history. After a while, you learn how to tease out the errors hidden in texts.

Related vocabulary: puzzle over something

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tear hair
tear heart out
tear into
tear limb from limb
tear off
tear off a strip
tear/tug at heartstrings

tease out
teeth
teething problems/troubles
tell
tell apart
tell it like it is
tell it/that to the marines
tell its own tale

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