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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Friedrichsen, a Wake Forest transfer, was among the trio of Wildcats in double figures, connecting on three triples and dealing a team-high three assists in the win.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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Foraging for black walnuts is a long-standing tradition in the Ozarks, providing extra cash for harvesters and connecting people with the outdoors.—
Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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For Ojito, writing about the Valbanera and threading family stories into her novel was a profound experience.—
Raul A. Reyes,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
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There are 18 itineraries on offer, each threading its way through the Italian countryside with an air of cinematic nostalgia.—
Antonia Mortensen,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 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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Train Queensland Rail’s network is fast, clean, and reliable, linking the city to the airport, suburbs, and coastal escapes like the Gold and Sunshine Coasts.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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Some research groups have tried linking several short crystals in sequence so each crystal handles part of the amplification.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Stringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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