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, in my experience, ChatGPT goes a step further, stringing users along with unrequited offers and provocative questions.
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Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
My concentration was shot; the simple pleasure of stringing sentences into interesting paragraphs felt beyond me.
—Karen Palmer
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
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
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Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
My concentration was shot; the simple pleasure of stringing sentences into interesting paragraphs felt beyond me.
—Karen Palmer
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stringing
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The neighborhood/area The hotel has a plum position on the Eendrachtsplein, a buzzy town square in the heart of the city with trams, buses, and a metro line connecting it to all corners of town.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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The film stars Sally Field as a widow who bonds with a giant Pacific octopus, while also connecting with a young man (Lewis Pullman) in need of direction.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
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And for nearly 200 years, the Navier-Stokes equations have served as an unimpeachable theory of how fluids in the real world behave — from ocean currents threading their way between the continents to air wrapping around an aircraft’s wings.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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Mister Terrific emerges as one of Superman’s smartest anchors, threading intellect through a story preoccupied with power, trust, and what the world expects its heroes to be.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
30 Dec. 2025
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The debate over lasting solutions reveals the complexity of how criminal organizations have grown so powerful, weaving themselves into nearly every layer of Brazilian society over time.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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What results is a familiar historical drama, weaving together many various characters in the buildup to the climactic courtroom showdown.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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According to charging documents, police were able to identify McKee by linking him to a car that arrived in the Tepes' neighborhood shortly before the murders and left just after the homicide.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Here in 2026, the first segment linking Bakersfield and Merced is still years away.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Stringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringing. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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