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• plural of string.
• present tense form of string (3rd person singular).

strings

Cultural  

1. A section of the orchestra containing the stringed musical instruments — those played by making stretched strings vibrate. In most stringed instruments, the musician draws a bow over the strings; violins, violas, cellos, and bass viols are played in this way. Other stringed instruments are played by plucking the strings; these include the banjo, guitar, harp, harpsichord, and ukulele.

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They may start pulling soft strings — saying he felt guilted into making this decision or that he was not of sound mind when he made it — to see if you acquiesce.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Kostoulas has a strong supporting cast including Hinshelwood, Yasin Ayari, Malick Yalcouye and Maxim de Cuyper, not to mention a rejuvenated Pascal Gross pulling the strings from a deeper position.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Booths were adorned with strings of dried red peppers -- the raw ingredient used to make paprika -- recalling a sight once common on houses in the surrounding countryside every autumn.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Musk fans and Delta loyalists piled in, generating strings of comments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He decorated our evergreen tree with strings of berries and paper chains.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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