STRING ALONG Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

string along

verb

Definition of string along

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 Last fall, loops of razor-wire fencing were strung along the Rio Grande in the Big Bend area, a remote region of far West Texas. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 The show is strung along by archival content. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 May 2026 Toronto’s goal is to string along offenses late into possessions, when the Raptors don’t have time to run second actions or create open shots. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Nine of the best California food and wine festivals are strung along this coast like the world’s greatest tasting menu—from Pebble Beach’s celebrity-chef spectacle to Big Sur’s secret cliffside dinners. — Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for string along

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Staten provided the missing link between his father and Yancy, who told the Double K rancher about the plan to trick his father.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2026
In 2014, Daniel Willingham gave advice on how to trick your kids into reading all summer long.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Definition of trick

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OpenAI's Atlas was once fooled into sending a resignation letter, and Perplexity's Comet exposed user data in tests.

— Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Very difficult to fool, harder to stack and tough enough to play in the box, Moore is exactly what the NFL wants out of a corner in today’s game.

— Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of fool

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Mora filed a cross-complaint against Giumarra alleging he was deceived by the company and its representatives into signing a contract that made false claims about the fruit, including that it was patented by Giumarra.

— Robert Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
All the wig and makeup work put into deceiving their people isn’t needed in the first place.

— Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of deceive

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As the trawler floated around Lake Jesup, the hose sucked in thousands of gallons of the murky beige-and-green water, and siphoned it into a holding tank.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
The homeowners also patched the roof of their house before rain fell that evening — a crucial step because the fragile meteor is porous and sucks in water from the air, Jenniskens said.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

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