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

Housing First refers to a homelessness strategy that prioritizes immediate housing with no strings attached. —

Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 8 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 There’s also caviar and cookies and Christmas trees and Housewives and Bravolebrities, all surrounded by twink elves in Christmas G-strings. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 May 2026 Medicaid Expansion may be necessary for some, but not to the extent it is being utilized today, The more Idaho relies on federal dollars, the more strings are tied to demands by the federal government. —

Mark Dee may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026 Drums and synthesizers are interspersed with delicately arranged strings, but there’s something transcendent about the contours and echoes of Raye’s voice. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2026 Winger Anders Dreyer was pulling strings. —

Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026 On Sunday, the lineup includes Tatiana Hargreaves, a rising-star in the bluegrass fiddling scene, with her band and special guest Michael Daves; the honky-tonk duo Caleb Lauder and Reeb Wllms with their band the Cali Cutups; and Pleasanton native and all-world strings player Tony Furtado. —

Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for strings

Noun

Between our parents hung electric wires.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Corning's optical solutions ensure that the data being sent between servers doesn't degrade — a risk with the copper wires used historically before the era of agentic AI computing.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 May 2026