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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The stock has been disappointing this year, but it's been able to string together a few positive weeks in a row, pushing shares from around $73 in mid-May to $78 today. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 June 2026 And what’s more fitting for a show made for and about the clipping generation than a series strung together from a handful of viral clips and memorable one liners? Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026 Maye looked much more poised in this week’s practice compared to last Wednesday’s session and strung together an impressive streak of completions. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026 Industry reporters compared the performance of this movie to the grosses of previous Star Wars films and complained the movie felt more like four television episodes strung together instead of a real theatrical film. Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 27 May 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 5 Jun. 2026.

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