1
: lines of inlay in furniture decoration
2
: the material with which a racket is strung
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But good storytelling is never just about stringing words together.
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Yael Klass, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The Calls of Bonobos: Hundreds of hours of recordings suggest that the apes can generate meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs.
—Gennaro Tomma, New York Times, 1 May 2025
From factory employees in China stringing lights on artificial trees to dock workers unloading containers of toys, this vast labor force ensures Americans can choose from a wide selection of decorations and gifts each December.
—Zeyi Yang, Wired News, 28 Apr. 2025
Everyone in our family played a role: transforming our multi-unit shared yard in Compton into an imagined ballroom, stringing lights, arranging tables, turning the driveway into a makeshift dance floor.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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Yael Klass, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
The Calls of Bonobos: Hundreds of hours of recordings suggest that the apes can generate meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs.
—Gennaro Tomma, New York Times, 1 May 2025
From factory employees in China stringing lights on artificial trees to dock workers unloading containers of toys, this vast labor force ensures Americans can choose from a wide selection of decorations and gifts each December.
—Zeyi Yang, Wired News, 28 Apr. 2025
Everyone in our family played a role: transforming our multi-unit shared yard in Compton into an imagined ballroom, stringing lights, arranging tables, turning the driveway into a makeshift dance floor.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Stringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stringing. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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stringing
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string·ing
ˈstriŋ-iŋ 
: the material with which a racket is strung
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