as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
the student succeeded in stringing even his teachers along with his tales of family hardships
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Recent Examples of strung along
The brand’s beaded bikinis and one-pieces stay relatively streamlined in silhouette, but are adorned with playful rainbow beads strung along straps and ties, translating its accessory language into a new category.
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Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
Last fall, loops of razor-wire fencing were strung along the Rio Grande in the Big Bend area, a remote region of far West Texas.
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Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
The show is strung along by archival content.
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Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
8 May 2026
Above them, flags from Latin American countries are strung along the ceiling.
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Meg Anderson,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2026
The new version will ultimately feature twice as many lights, with half of them strung along the interior sides of the cables facing Oakland.
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Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 Mar. 2026
Christmas lights glow above, strung along the streetlamps, incongruous against the heavy security presence that dominates the scene.
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Keir Simmons,
NBC news,
19 Dec. 2025
Hundreds of baskets holding young oysters called spat are strung along a line that floats on the surface and sways like a long black snake in the water.
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Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
Last fall, loops of razor-wire fencing were strung along the Rio Grande in the Big Bend area, a remote region of far West Texas.
—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
The show is strung along by archival content.
—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
8 May 2026
Above them, flags from Latin American countries are strung along the ceiling.
—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2026
The new version will ultimately feature twice as many lights, with half of them strung along the interior sides of the cables facing Oakland.
—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
10 Mar. 2026
Christmas lights glow above, strung along the streetlamps, incongruous against the heavy security presence that dominates the scene.
—
Keir Simmons,
NBC news,
19 Dec. 2025
Hundreds of baskets holding young oysters called spat are strung along a line that floats on the surface and sways like a long black snake in the water.
—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strung along
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Some people in Israel say Netanyahu, in a way, deceived Trump.
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One is to emphasize Iago—the guileful, insinuating convincingness of this malicious supervillain, who works on Othello to the point where any reasonable man would be deceived and fooled and worked into a rage that can lead to such a catastrophe.
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While the war ended years before, the hostility spread from the stands — with skirmishes among supporters — into the field, when Maradona tricked the referee and the world with the World Cup’s most infamous goal, punching the ball into the net with his fist above England’s goalie Peter Shilton.
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The sample that tricked the most people came from a robot Bram Stoker.
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Don’t be fooled; this isn’t your typical museum.
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Don’t be fooled by its breezy ’60s-analog vintage pop sound.
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But not everything gets sucked in.
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Defenders will be sucked in from the perimeter.
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One more piece of confusion was the impact fuel surcharges had on margins.
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Many of the states who have adopted child tax credits really accelerated their adoptions and their expansions after seeing the immediate and direct effects that the temporary federal child tax credit in 2021 had on families' finances.
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“Strung along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strung%20along. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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