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
The staircase wound down, down, down, light provided by illumination globes strung along the walls.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Critics have argued Putin is not interested in a lasting peace in Ukraine, with some Democrats suggesting the Trump administration is being strung along while Moscow makes gains on the battlefield.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Richard’s Motel Studios — all strung along South Federal Highway just south of Young Circle.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
The Yankees' handling of injuries has often left fans feeling like they're being strung along, so this wouldn't be a surprise.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Critics have argued Putin is not interested in a lasting peace in Ukraine, with some Democrats suggesting the Trump administration is being strung along while Moscow makes gains on the battlefield.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Richard’s Motel Studios — all strung along South Federal Highway just south of Young Circle.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
The Yankees' handling of injuries has often left fans feeling like they're being strung along, so this wouldn't be a surprise.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for string along
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In other words, the top search results aren't always safe, and that's exactly how scammers trick people.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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But the content, murky and misleading, is designed to trick Californians into voting for a power grab.—
Laura Koval,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors told the court the scheme had raised at least $650 million and called it a classic Ponzi structure that fooled even Horwitz’s closest friends.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Don’t let their elegant fancy-restaurant flavors fool you.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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The lawsuit, filed by the FTC in June 2023 under the Biden administration, claimed that Amazon deceived tens of millions of customers into signing up for its Prime subscription program and sabotaged their attempts to cancel it.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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At its worst, AI can be used by bad actors and content farms to confuse or deceive listeners, push ‘slop’ into the ecosystem, and interfere with authentic artists working to build their careers.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Chopping wood sucks in such a great way.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
24 Sep. 2025
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And there are additional fans -- giant ones There are about 172 giant fans that are, technically, outside of the data center that suck in air to help cool the water.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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“String along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/string%20along. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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