string together
phrasal verb
strung together; stringing together; strings together
: to combine (different things) into something that is complete, useful, etc.
See if you can string the theories together into something that makes sense.
The filmmaker strung together interviews with a number of experts on the subject.
: to create (something) by putting different things together
She was finding it hard to string together a coherent argument.
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Not a bunch of episodes strung together, an actual movie, the start of a trilogy, and the film is attempting to replicate the huge global success of the Mugen Train movie in 2020, which grossed $485 million.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
After stringing together a three-game winning streak, the Golden State Valkyries couldn’t keep up their momentum and took a bad 80-71 loss to the last place Dallas Wings on the road.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
He’s strung together three straight quality starts (2.66 ERA) for the first time this season, striking out 25 against four walks over 20 ⅓ innings.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Starches: Starches are considered complex carbs because they’re made from several simple sugars strung together.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 24 June 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
After stringing together a three-game winning streak, the Golden State Valkyries couldn’t keep up their momentum and took a bad 80-71 loss to the last place Dallas Wings on the road.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
He’s strung together three straight quality starts (2.66 ERA) for the first time this season, striking out 25 against four walks over 20 ⅓ innings.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Starches: Starches are considered complex carbs because they’re made from several simple sugars strung together.
—Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for string together
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“String together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string%20together. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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