stringing

Definition of stringingnext
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 Or dyeing and then stringing lacrosse heads. Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 Instead, he’s been working part time at the front desk of a local tennis center and stringing rackets on the side, trying somehow to support his family of five on $15 an hour without health insurance. R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026 Instead, he's been working part-time at the front desk of a local tennis center and stringing rackets on the side, trying somehow to support his family of five on $15 an hour without health insurance. CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026 All this is, is finding those little moments and stringing them together. ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stringing
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Verb
  • Parents will appreciate that each floor has connecting room options.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026
  • Yastrzemski, one of Atlanta’s key offseason acquisitions, had gone 116 at-bats in 38-plus games before connecting on his first long ball.
    Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
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  • The Wachau stretches 22 miles along the Danube, threading past castles, vineyards and baroque towns.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
  • That means hiking trails threading through Parco Naturale Puez-Odle, stopping at alpine huts with their own distinct characters and reliably authentic hosts, and eating with intention.
    Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2026
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  • Customers also appreciated the easy setup, with one person commenting that weaving the leaves throughout the macramé details helped create a fuller, more natural look.
    Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • Variety spoke with Levy and Bright about the decision behind weaving Dean and Allie into Season 1, the NIL landscape that forced their hand on some of the book’s most popular plot points and what Hunter Davenport’s early arrival signals about where this show is going.
    Kennedy French, Variety, 13 May 2026
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  • Brazil’s criminal organizations Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital have expanded aggressively across the Amazon over the past decade and now dominate key trafficking corridors linking coca-growing regions in Colombia and Peru to Atlantic ports used to ship cocaine to Europe.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • The House floor vote in Nashville was met with raucous protests by activists yelling from the balcony of the visitors’ gallery and from Black lawmakers who stood at the front of the chamber linking arms in prayer as protesters sounded air horns and chanted slogans against the new map.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 May 2026

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“Stringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringing. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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