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plural of string
Synonyms of strings
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
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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3
a series of things linked together
- recounted the string of events that led to the murder
Synonyms for strings
- catenae
- (or catenas),
- catenations,
- chains,
- concatenations,
- consecutions,
- nexuses
- (or nexus),
- progressions,
- sequences,
- trains
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- belts,
- circles,
- cycles,
- vicious circles
- (also vicious cycles)
strings
verb
present tense third-person singular of string
Synonyms of strings (Entry 2 of 2)
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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“Strings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strings. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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