string together

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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All of our lives are strung together in a tapestry that depicts not only the horrors but also the hope and, most of all, the will to survive and pass something down to the next generation. Literary Hub, 4 May 2026 Jack Perkins has earned three of the team’s past four saves while stringing together six straight scoreless appearances and piling up strikeouts. Andy Behrens, New York Times, 4 May 2026 The Wolverines strung together three consecutive RBI singles in the second to open a 5-1 lead against San Clemente (18-7, 5-2). Dan Albano, Oc Register, 1 May 2026 And then there are the Knicks, who fell behind, 1-2, in their first-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks before stringing together back-to-back double-digit victories, the most recent coming in a 126-97 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026 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 May. 2026.

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