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

The two strings dangled below the frayed, cropped hem of her jacket. —

Meg Walters, InStyle, 23 May 2026 Then the climax subsides for a lovely coda of strings, accompanied by a denouement in which the now casually clad, contemporary-looking singer smashes up her play set in the apartment where she’s presumably been brooding over all this stuff. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 22 May 2026 Shifting back and forth between pizzicato and bowed strings, Selaocoe demonstrates subtle playing while leaving room for dramatics as well. —

Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 22 May 2026 Some cut strings off the basketball hoops, said Ronald Crosby, who attended in the late 1980s. —

Stacker, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026 The idea of governments giving residents cash with no strings attached gained traction with the coronavirus pandemic. —

Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Maybe revisit the property in 10 or 15 years and tug firmly on those nostalgia strings to squeeze out whatever sentiment might still be there. —

Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 18 May 2026 Harry Styles' stage is a pop playground Styles’ laudable core band – anchored by his longtime drummer, the indefatigable Sarah Jones, who makes tricky beats look simple – was augmented by strings and horns on several tracks, a testament to his ambitious musical aspirations. —

Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 17 May 2026 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

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

Despite being tethered to equipment with wires and tubes, the little boy managed to stand up near his wheelchair long enough to toss her a ball.

— Laura Ungar, Fortune, 23 May 2026
Comcast uses wires that were buried under your street sometime between the American Revolution and the invention of the salad fork, and has way more customers than Starlink.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 23 May 2026