string together
phrasal verb
strung together; stringing together; strings together
: to combine (different things) into something that is complete, useful, etc.
See if you can string the theories together into something that makes sense.
The filmmaker strung together interviews with a number of experts on the subject.
: to create (something) by putting different things together
She was finding it hard to string together a coherent argument.
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Under his tutelage, Williams became a first-team All-Pro in 2022 and strung together three straight Pro Bowl nods.
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
The ladder is made up of four individual nucleic acids, like the letters that make up words in a book, strung together in long chains that spell out the instructions for proteins.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Inconsistencies on the defensive side of the ball have often played a bigger role in their inability to string together wins.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Napier never really strung together the type of winning you need in the SEC to sustain yourself.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
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Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
The ladder is made up of four individual nucleic acids, like the letters that make up words in a book, strung together in long chains that spell out the instructions for proteins.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Inconsistencies on the defensive side of the ball have often played a bigger role in their inability to string together wins.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Napier never really strung together the type of winning you need in the SEC to sustain yourself.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for string together
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“String together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string%20together. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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