as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
the student succeeded in stringing even his teachers along with his tales of family hardships
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Recent Examples of string along
The staircase wound down, down, down, light provided by illumination globes strung along the walls.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Critics have argued Putin is not interested in a lasting peace in Ukraine, with some Democrats suggesting the Trump administration is being strung along while Moscow makes gains on the battlefield.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Richard’s Motel Studios — all strung along South Federal Highway just south of Young Circle.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Until such conditions obtain, talks will simply play into his cynical strategy of stringing along his opponents.
—Moisés Naím, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2020
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Critics have argued Putin is not interested in a lasting peace in Ukraine, with some Democrats suggesting the Trump administration is being strung along while Moscow makes gains on the battlefield.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Richard’s Motel Studios — all strung along South Federal Highway just south of Young Circle.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Until such conditions obtain, talks will simply play into his cynical strategy of stringing along his opponents.
—Moisés Naím, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for string along
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But in addition to his reputation as a womanizer, Casanova was also a con man, a skilled liar who came from a family of actors and who over the course of his life manipulated and tricked countless people to maintain wealth and status.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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Malware has evolved to target macOS more aggressively than ever and many attacks now rely on tricking users rather than breaking through security software.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Super blue moons can also occur, but don’t be fooled by the name.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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But don't let the name fool you — this Matlock isn't a straight remake of the '80s legal drama starring Andy Griffith.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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Everton appear locked in a cycle where their starting No 9 flatters to deceive, is left out for the next game, but then the replacement fares little better.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, bank customers aren't always reimbursed when they're hit by some scams, including when they're deceived into making a payment to a con artist, such as in a romance scam.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Then the shirt comes off and the stomach is sucked in.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Chopping wood sucks in such a great way.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
24 Sep. 2025
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“String along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/string%20along. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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