stringing

present participle of string
as in connecting
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 stringing But simply stringing a bunch of them together and hoping a cumulative nightmare logic will sell a social-thriller concept that hasn’t been thought through doesn’t quite cut it. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025 A lot of the time in this industry, people are stringing people along or not being decisive or being conservative with their decision-making. Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025 Belarus state news agency Belta posted footage of Polish personnel stringing concertina wire and putting up barriers overnight. Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 Mackesy’s son Coulter, who plays for the Premier Lacrosse League’s Boston Cannons, has a lacrosse stringing business. Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stringing
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  • The staircase, inspired by one in Tina and Michael Chow’s legendary apartment on Sutton Place in New York, spirals from the basement to a mezzanine level, connecting the apartment’s three floors.
    Amir Capogrossi Badreddine, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The appointments were so sudden that Scharf, at his first commission meeting on July 10, apologized for not connecting with any of his fellow commissioners ahead of time, noting his appointment had happened the night before.
    Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Breaking the cycle of stress and burnout may begin with employers carefully analyzing employees' responsibilities both on and off the clock and threading the needle between productivity and home life balance.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Less than 10 minutes later, Zubimendi was threading a delicate pass through to Eze inside the box, and the resulting shot directly led to Rice’s opener.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • Chef Xavier Deshayes creates traditional dishes inspired by the region, weaving in produce from local growers and his own personal farm in the Virginia countryside.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The house was so distinctive that Armstrong adapted his script to fit it, weaving in elements like its bowling alley to shape both the narrative and the characters’ world.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • No convincing evidence linking her to terrorist activity had been brought up.
    Aida Alami, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Shams is the engine behind that transformation, linking Sharjah’s artistic heritage with the tools of modern production.
    Essie Assibu, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Stringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringing. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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