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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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

The tuition payments may be a gift presented without strings, but there are still plenty of reasonable expectations that come with a college education. —

R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026 International numbers or random strings are a clear warning sign. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026 In the opening scene of John Adams' The Gospel According to the Other Mary, the speaker delivers similarly well-rounded sound, with the deep, low strings coming through nicely. —

Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026 The notice states the product violates the mandatory standard for toys because the silicone strings are smaller and longer than permitted. —

Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 14 May 2026 Gesk had been studying piano but, at age 9, reached out to pluck a harp in passing and she’s been mastering the 47 strings and seven pedals of a concert harp ever since. —

Theresa Walker, Oc Register, 14 May 2026 To him, these alliances resemble the tiny Lilliputians trying to bind the giant Gulliver with paralyzing strings. —

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 11 May 2026 Division/category winners, who receive $250 each, were French horn player William McCandless for brass, Ryan Li for piano and violinist Vann Lee for strings, all from the Little Rock/North Little Rock area, and clarinetist Matthew Sontoski of Bella Vista for woodwinds. —

Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026 Inside at the reception, guests sat at sleek black tables with chandelier-like canopies of deep red roses overhead, with dozens of blooms cascading down on clear strings. —

Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026

Verb

Brown and her creative team have gotten caught up in adornment without capturing a deeper undertow that strings it all together. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026 The swoony strings coat the song with a lush, old-fashioned feel. —

Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026

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Noun

As for the camper module exterior, Winnebago cages out the alcove face and lower front sides with thick tubular branch guards, wires in a set of floating front auxiliary lights, adds a swing-away full-size spare carrier in back, and secures on under-body aluminum storage lockers.

— C.C. Weiss May 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
Even the wiring had to be improvised at scale, with metal rods used in place of traditional jumper wires, since no off-the-shelf equivalents exist for a project of this size.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 17 May 2026