STRING ALONG Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

string along

verb

Definition of string along

as in to trick

to cause to believe what is untrue the student succeeded in stringing even his teachers along with his tales of family hardships

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Recent Examples of string along Sure enough, Dick took off with the other packhorses stringing along behind him. — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026 The brand’s beaded bikinis and one-pieces stay relatively streamlined in silhouette, but are adorned with playful rainbow beads strung along straps and ties, translating its accessory language into a new category. — Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 19 May 2026 Last fall, loops of razor-wire fencing were strung along the Rio Grande in the Big Bend area, a remote region of far West Texas. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 The show is strung along by archival content. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for string along

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In many cases, the robot tail wags the living dog by tricking it—tricking us—into caring about obscure metrics, then gamifying the process of improving them.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Children were taken by tricking mothers, who were told their baby had died during childbirth.

— Ashoka, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of trick

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Sebastian Galeano fools the Lake Mary defense by carrying it himself and scampers 40 yards for the touchdown.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Roughly 700 agents ultimately participated in attacks on Hugging Face as part of a broader effort to fool the scorer for a cybersecurity benchmark.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of fool

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To combat that, the car was equipped with about 400 pounds of ice and water to cool not only the engines but also the air being sucked in and turbocharged.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
The front of the skimmer has an impeller that sucks in debris and holds it in a removable four-liter basket with a screen that captures particles as small as 150 micrometers (uM) such as hair, sand, and dust.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

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