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
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
One mobile, a cluster of white leaf shapes strung along long horizontal arcs, has the aloof grace of an albino peacock, turning with a gavotte rhythm.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
One mobile, a cluster of white leaf shapes strung along long horizontal arcs, has the aloof grace of an albino peacock, turning with a gavotte rhythm.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strung along
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Despite being deceived, Stone, who dated Garfield for four years, conceded that the actor's dedication to the secret was honorable.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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According to Chinese sources, one of its electronic warfare (EW) systems has successfully deceived a foreign spy plane over the South China Sea.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Despite the effort, the hijackers realized that they had been tricked.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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Another older model that’s still available on ChatGPT and is still preferred by some users, o4-mini, was tricked even more frequently, 93% of the time.—
Jasmine Cui,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ultimately, the quarterback fooled the Raiders into thinking the team wasn't going to go for it.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and coach Andy Reid showed off a clever trick play on Sunday that fooled more than just the opposing Las Vegas Raiders.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Then the shirt comes off and the stomach is sucked in.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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In Copeland’s view, the impact X’s success had on multiple people’s lives, particularly financially, should have afforded him the assistance of his former colleagues and associates.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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As impressive as his individual performance was, what stood out more was the effect his presence had on a Rockets team flooded with young talent.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Strung along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strung%20along. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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