strung

verb

Definition of strungnext
past tense of string
as in connected
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 strung Look for the poles, the veteran balloon pilot explains to the two men along for the ride, because sometimes the thin lines strung between them all but disappear against the ground below. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 Short said the tobacco strung at the fair — which was grown at the nearby Oxford Tobacco Research Station — will be sold to a contractor and likely go into cigarettes. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 Now, though, researchers have strung 15 cheap TV boxes together to run an artificial intelligence model, raising the possibility that the computers inside these everyday gadgets could someday help spread autonomous, AI-powered malware. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 Many had long, black hair braided with beads and strung with bright parrot feathers. — Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026 Think of what Big Bend would look like with a mountain of trash, or Fredericksburg vineyards strung with litter instead of grapes. — Katie Standing, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 When Denver broke ground on the construction of its new airport some four decades ago, the city strung something of an albatross around its neck as the megaproject proved to be difficult to birth. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2026 Available in yellow and white gold, the pendant necklace, $1,500, is a 1-carat diamond pair wrapped in a titanium bezel and strung on a 14-karat chain. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 The mermaid headboard was also created by Friday, who strung the fish-string lights too. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strung
  1. connected
  2. threaded
  3. linked
Verb
  • The dish machine was not running properly and the chemical sanitizer/soap dispensers have not been connected yet.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In August, Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Police recovered 123 boxes of McLaren F1 Lego sets valued at about $230 each connected to a boxcar burglary, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of connected
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  • Silovs denied his initial shot, but Schmaltz threaded a backhand around the goalie’s left leg on second effort.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Lorenzo can be worn two ways, with or without a fine leather strap threaded through the gold Eye of the Needle, which can be buckled across the foot to create a leg-lengthening effect.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of threaded
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  • The massive 5,942-lb (2,695 kg) weight is somewhat disguised by a system that swaps traditional mechanical anti-roll bars for triple-stage adjustable air springs linked to a high-capacity central hydraulic pressure reservoir.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, attacks on undersea cables in Eastern Europe’s Baltic Sea, allegedly linked to Russia, disrupted connectivity in Sweden and Latvia, prompting calls from telecom firms for governments to step in.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of linked

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“Strung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strung. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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