strung along

verb

past tense of string along
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 small fragments of colorful glass, strung along together, produce soothing sounds, their tinkling notes wafting through the air alongside a chorus of windchimes and the sweet scent of plumeria blooming in the garden. — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026 There’s a reason they’re strung along restaurant patios and hung for wedding receptions. — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026 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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strung along
  1. deceived
  2. tricked
  3. fooled
  4. sucked in
  5. had on
Verb
  • In an era when AI generates convincing falsehoods at scale and a third of teenagers report being deceived by fake content online, the ability to weigh evidence critically is not an academic exercise but a plain necessity.
    — Rajiv Vinnakota, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Andreas Schjelderup opened the scoring with a spectacular cross-shot that deceived Jordan Pickford and, although Jude Bellingham struck back for England in first-half stoppage time, Norway looked the more likely winners as the second period wore on.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of deceived
Verb
  • Ricky Saints tricked the referee into thinking Lil Yachty used the kendo stick on him, and after traveling all the way to Riyadh, Yachty was tossed out just minutes into the match.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
Definition of tricked
Verb
  • OpenAI's Atlas was once fooled into sending a resignation letter, and Perplexity's Comet exposed user data in tests.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • You may be fooled into joining a brokerage with high fees, poor investment options or other red flags.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of fooled
Verb
  • As the trawler floated around Lake Jesup, the hose sucked in thousands of gallons of the murky beige-and-green water, and siphoned it into a holding tank.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • But in the crowded and stressful rush of everyday life, they will get sucked in.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of sucked in
Verb
  • Boozer’s ability to affect basketball games, combined with the talent Memphis had on its roster, unsurprisingly led to a dominant run through both the Salt Lake City and Las Vegas summer leagues.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Winkler has been open about the impact Hopkins’ work as an actor has had on his own work in the profession.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of had on

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“Strung along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strung%20along. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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