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as in chain
a series of things linked together
recounted the string of events that led to the murder
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as in to thread
to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread
the prosecuting attorney strung the evidence together so that the accused man really did look guilty
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Recent Examples of string
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
The Outer Banks are a string of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina that run 120 miles from the Virginia border to Ocracoke Island.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 July 2026
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
The tiny round succulent beads on a string of pearl plant resemble pearls strung on a necklace.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 June 2026
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Noun
After being the star of France’s demolition of Norway’s second string to round off the group phase, Dembele receded into a supporting role against Sweden and let Mbappe and Olise take centre stage.
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Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
The Outer Banks are a string of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina that run 120 miles from the Virginia border to Ocracoke Island.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 July 2026
Verb
From Louis through the book, and then his mother knows exactly how to string him along, when to give him love and when to take it away.
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Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
The tiny round succulent beads on a string of pearl plant resemble pearls strung on a necklace.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for string
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That includes arranging seat belts into place and manipulating small fastenings; working with delicate parts like hoses, wires, carpets and trim panels and supervising technology on the floor.
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There were four vehicles involved in the crash, and a utility pole with communication wires was down, said Jennifer Middleton, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman.
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Anthropic would have to do an equity offering right now to get in that queue, which is pretty backed up, to say the least.
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People headed to the event in person can enter via an entry queue on 14th St NW, Freedom 250 said.
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His cuffs and chains were removed and a few minutes later he was pronounced dead, according to the family.
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The federal government is suing 99 Ranch Market, alleging the nation’s largest Asian supermarket chain is discriminating against employees who are not Chinese.
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These specialized cells multiply and close up wounds to reduce the risk of infection, threading the site with stiff strings of collagen and fibronectin for extra support.
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In one of prettiest team goals of this tournament, Ayase Ueda skillfully found Ritsu Doan, who threaded it to Maeda.
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Jackson had been beaten and strangled with the rope that had led the witness to her body.
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His first experience of the championship will come from inside the ropes, competing alongside some of the world’s best players.
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More than 120 people got sick in a norovirus outbreak aboard a Princess Cruises ship, marking the cruise line’s third this year.
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Cage’s score is an abstract work based on the Japanese form of collective poetry known as renga, in which each poet attempts to write a line that is as distant as possible in meaning from the preceding line.
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Pete Crow-Armstrong and Bregman both tagged and advanced on the sequence, putting runners on second and third for Suzuki.
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The companies getting this right ensure that marketing, R&D and operations work from the same consumer truth at the same time so that what consumers need and what the business can brilliantly deliver are answered together, not in sequence.
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Newport Beach now prohibits canopies larger than 6 feet by 6 feet and requires that the structures not be connected.
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In other words, different machines will handle different jobs while staying connected through the same software system.
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“String.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/string. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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