stringing

verb

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 The bow, preserved by Janaka’s royal dynasty, is so unyielding that no suitor has yet succeeded in stringing it. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026 But stringing vendor APIs together in a sequential waterfall is merely plumbing. — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 By stringing multiple kill dates of moss samples taken from different spots, scientists reconstructed a map of an advancing ice margin. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026 At 12, Sophie was the youngest contestant in the North Carolina State Fair’s annual tobacco stringing contest, which pays homage to a way of life that was already largely past when her parents were kids. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 From stringing her Syrn bras across the Hollywood sign to her divisive American Eagle ad, she is used to the drama. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 Finally, on a Sunday night in January, Ricky Craig began stringing Christmas lights around the base of a vast, unidentifiable object—half of the storybook cottage formerly known as Pinky. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 Instead, generative AI is stringing words together in a probabilistic way that closely resembles human writing. — Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 The duo’s latest work suggests that the apes can create new meaning by stringing sounds together in pairs — something akin to syntax, which was once thought to be a unique hallmark of human language. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stringing
  1. connecting
  2. threading
  3. weaving
  4. linking
Verb
  • Ground demonstrations are testing their ability to move and align before connecting.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Avoid connecting multiple extension cords or power strips together, and never use a cord that feels unusually hot or shows signs of damage.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of connecting
Verb
  • Beathard drove the melody in the verses and chorus, threading a stream of steady rhythms that keep the piece rolling forward.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Honda says its design can tackle jobs ranging from threading a needle to tightening screws.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of threading
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  • Combat sequences, set in the Pacific theater and filmed in Australia, look expansive and authentic, weaving around hundreds of soldiers running and shouting and shooting at once.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The process was particularly intricate, as each interlacing detail on the bodice had to be carefully constructed by weaving hundreds of meters of rouleau and while maintaining the tension and precision of the corsetry underneath.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of weaving
Verb
  • Green tea can be a late-morning or afternoon energy-boosting drink, with some research linking the beverage to a lower risk of cognitive issues related to thinking and decision-making.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Mahmood said the changes will be introduced during 2027 and will restore fairness to the immigration system by linking the right to settle to an immigrant’s contribution to Britain.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of linking

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“Stringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringing. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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