the strings

plural noun

: the instruments of an orchestra (such as the cello, violin, or piano) that have strings or the musicians who play them

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Similar to a puzzle, the goal is for kids to arrange the strings in a way that fits within the board’s pattern. Laura Lu, Parents, 30 June 2025 The short scale of the neck made the strings more accommodating to Joan’s athletic fingers. Literary Hub, 4 June 2025 Especially since Lou has become curiously interested in an internet muckraker-slash-crackpot guru named Vernon Jefferson Peak (Austin Butler) and his ideas about vast rings of powerful pedophiles pulling all of the strings behind the scenes. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025 Callahan's vocals are full-bodied, while the strings from the acoustic guitar and the sizzle from the cymbals ring through in the high end without being overpowered by the kick drum. PC Magazine, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for the strings

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“The strings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20strings. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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