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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Burning fat molecules in cells harnesses 9 calories per gram by retrieving energy from the bonds between the fatty acids’ many carbon atoms, which are strung together like beads. Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026 Michael Jordan would soon return to the Bulls to string together a second three-peat. Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026 Then, in the ninth, Boston strung together three hits and a walk, but Eli White lined out to center field to end the game. Curt Anderson, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026 But stringing together a bunch of sub-$10 million movie releases isn’t going to turn things around for movie theaters in America. Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2026.

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