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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This high-latitude arc on a Viking ocean ship strings together fjords, fishing hamlets, and wild islands. Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 A lot of it was just making cuts, getting in contention, going and playing tournaments and stringing together and kind of trying to build on things. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025 Flacco’s two best throwing days were Friday and Saturday, while Gabriel has struggled with accuracy and stringing together completions. Zac Jackson, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025 The usually heady, efficient team struggled to make shots, take care of the ball and string together solid defensive possessions. Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 28 June 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 19 Aug. 2025.

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