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is stringing

  • present progressive of string (3rd person singular).

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“He is stringing us along,” he said of the Russian leader.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2025

“Stringing power lines is stringing power lines,” Keefe said.

From Washington Times Apr. 6, 2021

"The recipe to winning Super Bowls is stringing successful drafts together again and again," Pace said.

From Chicago Tribune Jan. 9, 2015

"Anthem is stringing together a bunch of hospital brands with good reputations and strong facilities. But we don't know if it will really save any money or if the public will like it."

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2014

But she's running her own game, and if she is stringing Ferguson that's her business, and if she thinks a good bit of him that's her business, too.

From The Two-Gun Man by Seltzer, Charles Alden