Thesaurus results for STRINGS

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noun

plural of string

as in wires

a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things a piece of string won't hold that gate shut if a big wind comes along

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Relevance

as in lines

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another a string of cars stretching as far as we could see

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as in sequences

a series of things linked together recounted the string of events that led to the murder

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strings

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verb

present tense third-person singular of string

as in threads

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 strings

Noun

Much of that owes to Jonny Greenwood’s score — its cello solos replacing the genre’s traditional guitar strings and sweeping orchestras — which gives the onscreen action an otherworldly feeling. —

Sezin Devi Keohler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026 Then-current neoclassicism is evident in bright scorings — for double winds and brass, strings and timpani — and patches of contrapuntal business. —

Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026 The choice has been difficult for some schools because of uncertainties about whether there will be any strings attached to the money. —

Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 The most high-profile name in the dugout, though, will be manager Dusty Baker, who will chomp on toothpicks and pull strings. —

Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 Ned Kimmelman, Boca Raton Delores Rangel is the rare candidate who’s not dangling from strings attached to a political action committee, developers or unions with contracts before the city. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026 Sherlock himself has been incarcerated, much to the dismay of his older brother Mycroft (Max Irons), a civil servant who pulls a few strings to get Sherlock out of prison. —

Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026 Alcorn matches the duo’s capacity to shred, sending plumes of fury sliding out from her strings like the calls of a tornado siren. —

H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026 Yet another style of strings, neither classical nor Irish, can be found when the all-female bluegrass act Della Mae, from Boston, visit The Kate in Old Saybrook. —

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026

Verb

The swoony strings coat the song with a lush, old-fashioned feel. —

Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strings

Noun

While in Boston, Bell became very interested in the possibility of transmitting speech over wires.

— Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
The idea here is to make the torpedo manoeuvre in such a way as to break its guidance wires, or throw off its sonar.

— James Dwyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026