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

Taylor Swift’s fans love to talk about invisible strings that tie people together, especially between her and fiancé, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 Computer keyboards, lipstick, tennis rackets, pajamas, soft contact lenses, detergent, chewing gum, shoes, crayons, shaving cream, pillows, aspirin, dentures, tape, umbrellas and nylon guitar strings are just a few of them. —

Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 People remember chunks, patterns, and familiar symbols far better than abstract strings. —

Jay Gardiner, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 But this promotion comes with strings that tie him more deeply to Gilead. —

Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026 Place a clump of the sweet potato strings on top of the aioli. —

Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026 Bottles, glass ornaments, scraps of lace and strings of lights hang from branches on the ceiling, while upstage, a cave-like wall frames a round piece of fabric that sometimes evokes a pond and also becomes a scrim for silhouetted scenes. —

Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 There were gut strings, then metallic strings. —

Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026 Of course, there are some strings attached. —

Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 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

My mechanic already replaced the computer, distributor cap, rotor, spark plugs, and wires.

— Hartford Courant, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
The plane is in pieces, the main two chunks being the cockpit and the fuselage, both of which have been reduced to floating canisters with wires popping out of the sides.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026