as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue
the student succeeded in stringing even his teachers along with his tales of family hardships
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Recent Examples of string along
Above them, flags from Latin American countries are strung along the ceiling.
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Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
The new version will ultimately feature twice as many lights, with half of them strung along the interior sides of the cables facing Oakland.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
This jukebox musical strings along Neil Diamond’s chart-topping songbook to tell the story of the singer/composer’s journey from Brooklyn boy to iconic hitmaker.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Mario Campos would build and work on houses well into his 70s, including a string along SW 25th Street in Miami that belonged to his extended family.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
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Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
The new version will ultimately feature twice as many lights, with half of them strung along the interior sides of the cables facing Oakland.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2026
This jukebox musical strings along Neil Diamond’s chart-topping songbook to tell the story of the singer/composer’s journey from Brooklyn boy to iconic hitmaker.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Mario Campos would build and work on houses well into his 70s, including a string along SW 25th Street in Miami that belonged to his extended family.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for string along
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Posts from other Knicks fans say the user tried tricking them as well.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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These websites closely resemble legitimate ticketing and checkout platforms and can allow scammers to steal log-in credentials, personal information and credit card numbers and trick you into sending in payments.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Kurt's key takeaways Rick's story is a tough reminder that scams can look polished enough to fool careful people.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Busch wasn’t fooled when San Francisco Giants lefty reliever Erik Miller hung a 1-1 slider over the plate in the fifth inning.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Subscriptions started at $88 per week and included almost 300 templates for fake websites designed to deceive customers, a dashboard that allowed criminals to monitor their campaigns, a discussion forum where users could find collaborators and receive support, and keylogging capabilities.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2026
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No, your eyes do not deceive you.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Available in either black or white, this round insect trap uses UV lights and a fan to lure and suck in nearby flying pests with ease.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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But not everything gets sucked in.—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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“String along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/string%20along. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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