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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Elias Pettersson and Adam Fox — One of the sure things of any short tournament is that a few star players will string together bad games and everyone will freak out, including people who’d be smart enough never to overreact to a bad three-game stretch in the regular season.
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Reed has strung together a pair of productive games, but others, like Aidan Mahaney, Jayden Ross, Ahmad Nowell or even Jaylin Stewart, haven’t been consistent enough in their limited opportunities to earn more of them.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
Miami dropped five of its final six games before the All-Star break and hasn’t strung together at least three consecutive wins since Jan. 7-11.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
The collection is strung together by a color motif featuring warm, earthy tones, including white, beige and brown.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Reed has strung together a pair of productive games, but others, like Aidan Mahaney, Jayden Ross, Ahmad Nowell or even Jaylin Stewart, haven’t been consistent enough in their limited opportunities to earn more of them.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
Miami dropped five of its final six games before the All-Star break and hasn’t strung together at least three consecutive wins since Jan. 7-11.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
The collection is strung together by a color motif featuring warm, earthy tones, including white, beige and brown.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
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“String together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string%20together. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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