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as in chain
a series of things linked together
recounted the string of events that led to the murder
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as in to thread
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 string
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Plenty of Redditors, with those strings in mind, could understand their refusal.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
Paltrow’s shoes made the transition to holiday footwear with a touch of pearls and crystals strung across the tops.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The betrayal will continue until Trump offers federal aid with no strings attached and Republican leaders start working to confront the climate crisis.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Plenty of Redditors, with those strings in mind, could understand their refusal.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
In Friday’s episode of Dexter: Original Sin, our titular killer with a code experiences some normal, non-murdery feelings when a child — Judge Powell’s abducted son Jimmy — is sadly found dead, his body strung from a bridge.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 Dec. 2024
Paltrow’s shoes made the transition to holiday footwear with a touch of pearls and crystals strung across the tops.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for string
Noun
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The former owner apparently forgot to mention that the exhaust parts were being held up with bailing wire and the engine block was cracked.—
David Krumboltz,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Building or enhancing transmission — or the high-voltage wires that carry electricity over long distances — can reduce consumer costs, in part by allowing the grid to connect to low-cost sun and wind energy.—
Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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However, tension built when an older man and woman in the queue began arguing before reaching the register.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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While Monday is the first day the IRS will begin accepting tax returns for the 2024 tax year, Americans can file their taxes even earlier to ensure their return is in the queue and among the first to be processed by the IRS.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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Separately, for the Gaurav Gupta couture presentation the artist wore a chain gown by the designer.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
1 Feb. 2025
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The song is a cheeky touch, but also a nod to Daryle’s milieu: a lowbrow America of swamp tours, chain motels, and motorcycle shops.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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The American Cinema Editors (ACE) has been trying to thread a middle way through the crisis and postponed its 75th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, originally scheduled for January 18.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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That’s going to be a tricky needle to thread, as raising the debt ceiling is always politically fraught – and dozens of sitting members that Johnson will need to rely on have never voted for such an increase.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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The star — who posed on the red carpet with Carolina Herrera creative director Wes Gordon — accessorized with simple red platform heels and a diamond rope necklace.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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The only way participants can be eliminated is if they’re thrown over the top rope and both of their feet hit the ground.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
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The goal of this relationship is to save you time, trouble, and money down the line.—
Brady Slack,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
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In the meantime, the operator said it’s making progress on its remediation plan, including analysis of other areas and additional in-line inspections.—
Joe Sutton,
CNN,
10 Feb. 2023
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Part of how Amer and Naim go for it is with a set of dream sequences Mo has across the season that take on genres and tones related to his emotional state.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
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But as silky smooth as the sequence looked — and as strange as a slump from Watkins seemed — the step-back clanked away.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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One other Capitol riot defendants has run into trouble Last week, another man connected to the Jan. 6 riot was arrested after Trump pardoned him.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Saturday death is the 12th fatality connected to the Palisades Fire, according to officials.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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“String.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/string. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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