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

To comply with budget reconciliation rules, Republicans are expected to attach strings to the federal funds states use to administer elections, incentivizing photo ID and other voting requirements. —

David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026 Then, in the Andante movement, the upper strings opened with a glassy sound before the mournful line of the cello entered. —

Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026 Whatever extra support the state was to provide should come without strings attached, advises Michigan College Access Network's Fewins-Bliss. —

CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 With the help of TDT-DTECT, AI can help detect strings that appear to have been generated by AI and isolate them earlier in the malware's execution, thereby potentially forestalling adverse consequences before the malware can act. —

John Burek, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 In recent papers, researchers have bootstrapped the Veneziano amplitude, the formula for the scattering of two open strings, as the unique solution that follows from various sets of starting assumptions. —

Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026 Horns were repeatedly too prominent, and even winds and strings could have used lighter touches here and there. —

Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026 The Renaissance Orchestra strings section lead Annie Collins making beautiful music. —

Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026 In a band where a guitar and a saxophone can use one another as camouflage, what good is absolute allegiance to six strings, anyway? —

Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 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

Novels pile up in a drawer; gizmos in medias res become nests of parts and wires.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Copper is an essential material that is used in generating and distributing electrical power; cables, wires, motor windings, transformers and cooling equipment in data centers; and advanced manufacturing of consumer and defense products.

— Adam Charles Simon, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026