string along

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Recent Examples of string along Other times, a team might be strung along by a player with little interest, but who needs a plausible threat to spark a bidding war for their preferred destination. Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 5 July 2024 Spooled up inside our devices, wrapped around our walls, strung along our streets, millions of tons of thin metallic threads do the job of electrifying the world. Gregory Barber, WIRED, 14 July 2022 Not asking me out, of course, just stringing along a purposeless conversation. R29 Team, refinery29.com, 2 Sep. 2024 The two most dramatic peaks at Brainard Lake are Mount Toll and Mount Audubon, part of a stunning cluster of mountains strung along the Continental Divide that is visible from Boulder and much of northern Colorado. John Meyer, The Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for string along 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for string along
Verb
  • Other options include a rooftop deck with staircase, and a wood-burning stove, though tricking it out like this will of course increase the price significantly.
    Adam Williams, New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
  • This means being aware of the tactics used by attackers to trick you into installing such backdoor code in the first place.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, others have questioned how she was so easily fooled.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The attackers disguise themselves as fake Google Ads login pages to fool advertisers, who are then phished for their account credentials.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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  • These include data poisoning, where training datasets are manipulated to compromise models, and adversarial attacks, which involve subtle input changes to deceive AI systems.
    Piyush Ranjan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • And unless my eyes deceive me, the shine is turned up to 11 thanks to shimmer in her middle part.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Excessive demand on the system — usually from residents running hoses and sprinklers while firefighters pull water from hydrants — causes water pressure to drop and contaminants to get sucked in like a vacuum.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • On a recent day, a customer heated up a dose of white fentanyl powder, sucked in the smoke through a short straw, and stopped breathing almost instantly.
    Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024

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“String along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/string%20along. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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