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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In the below interview, Lockhart dives further into differentiating the stories, connecting the dots with very specific references to both books set on Beechwood Island, and where the hope lies in her newest novel, now out in bookstores.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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People are connecting through social media posts or grassroots efforts within communities to provide food assistance, and a brother-sister pair also launched a website that can link up people nationally.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
4 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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But also, threading the needle between all these different facets of her story was really difficult.—
Cat Cardenas,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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Astronomers have unveiled the largest low-frequency radio color image of the Milky Way ever created, offering a sprawling cosmic panorama that reveals supernova remnants, stellar nurseries, pulsars and the intricate glow of gas and dust weaving through our galaxy’s heart.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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And while that's true, the show is also its own beast, deviating greatly from King's story by weaving in military intrigue, spycraft, and Native American mythology.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Kennedy also has a history of comments linking autism and vaccines, despite strong evidence that the two are not connected.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Route 66 travels 2,448 miles across eight states linking Chicago to Los Angeles.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Stringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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