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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After stringing together 10 wins in a row just before the All-Star break, the Boston Red Sox might have shifted the entire narrative of their season.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
He’s strung together four straight quality starts (3.38 ERA), striking out 27 against five walks over 24 innings, although the Padres are 2-2 in those games.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
After a brief rain delay in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Hurricanes again couldn’t string together any hits to cut into the Cardinals’ lead.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Only the 1943 team, which lost 24 of 25, strung together a worse losing stretch in franchise history.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
He’s strung together four straight quality starts (3.38 ERA), striking out 27 against five walks over 24 innings, although the Padres are 2-2 in those games.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
After a brief rain delay in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Hurricanes again couldn’t string together any hits to cut into the Cardinals’ lead.
—Cameron Priester, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
Only the 1943 team, which lost 24 of 25, strung together a worse losing stretch in franchise history.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
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“String together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string%20together. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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