string together

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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Dream forward Angel Reese has strung together a career year in her first season in Atlanta. Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026 So at South Florida, which has strung together three consecutive bowl berths, times are changing yet again, three years after a nearly identical cycle. Noah White, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Burning fat molecules in cells harnesses 9 calories per gram by retrieving energy from the bonds between the fatty acids’ many carbon atoms, which are strung together like beads. Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026 Michael Jordan would soon return to the Bulls to string together a second three-peat. Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026 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 30 Aug. 2026.

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