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
Whether strung along stair rails or draped across a mantle, this garland of gingerbread men and houses brings a fun, on-the-nose element to your seasonal decor.
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Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Lights are hung on trees, sometimes in the windows and even strung along roofs.
—Megan Stein, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
And in the weeks since, events across the U.S and even in Europe have popped up and had at least one interesting tidbit to keep people strung along.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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
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The Big Cat turned the tables on all those trolls for April Fool's Day and tricked plenty of them.—
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For example, Russian operatives reportedly tricked Ukrainian troops into giving access to their Signal accounts.—
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Don't let anyone fool you into abandoning the single most effective social program in our nation's history.—
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Likely draft position: Early-mid rounds Cam Miller, QB, North Dakota State: Don’t be fooled by Miller spending five years at the FCS level.—
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There is evidence of motivated malicious actors abusing the 'verified account' to deceive users.—
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More than a dozen state attorneys general also have sued TikTok, alleging last year that the company deceived users about its child safety tools and deployed harmful features to keep children on the platform longer to maximize profits.—
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Drive through deep water, and your diffs may also suck in a little bit of moisture, slowly polluting the oil that lubricates them.—
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Related article Engaging your core is not the same as sucking in your belly.—
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“String along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/string%20along. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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