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
That show’s stars, Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller, performed at last December’s iteration; this year, expect more celebrity guests, holiday songs backed by an eleven-piece band, and a choir or two, with Hill’s risqué humor and warmth stringing everything together.
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
In the first post, Dreyer shared a time-lapse video of her and her kids stringing white Christmas lights around the evergreen.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
The pacing doesn’t flag halfway through, the plot builds out of characterization rather than the other way around, and Hunting Wives is not interested in flashing some leg before stringing viewers along.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Basha Cohen, the company’s director of community engagement and partnership, recalls spending innumerable hours in the early years stringing each oversized ornament by hand with fishing wire.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
In the first post, Dreyer shared a time-lapse video of her and her kids stringing white Christmas lights around the evergreen.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
The pacing doesn’t flag halfway through, the plot builds out of characterization rather than the other way around, and Hunting Wives is not interested in flashing some leg before stringing viewers along.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Basha Cohen, the company’s director of community engagement and partnership, recalls spending innumerable hours in the early years stringing each oversized ornament by hand with fishing wire.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
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All new data centers connecting to the grid must now provide dispatchable power — electricity that can be turned on or off depending on the national grid’s needs — or have the capacity to store energy.—
April Roach,Gaelle Legrand,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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My bet is that the most valuable players will own IP that travels across formats, connecting with loyal audiences on any screen.—
Max Cutler,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Devices such as PillCam allow doctors to view images from inside the digestive tract without threading a scope through the entire system.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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By threading the needle, OpenAI found a way to placate both the Pentagon and its own employees, many of whom are skeptical of AI use in the military.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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We were passed by four out-of-control Harley bikers going 80-90 mph, weaving in and out of steadily moving traffic, while illegally passing cars on the right shoulder for miles.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Combining his team and their content with Paramount+ is not the same as weaving Showtime into Paramount+ or moving FX over to Hulu.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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The warning followed reports that Iranian forces had begun laying mines in the channel linking the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
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YouTube expanded its deepfake detection technology to politicians and journalists, while Meta is now warning Facebook users about suspicious friend requests and when potential scammers appear to try linking a user’s WhatsApp account to their device.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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