string together

Compose, assemble, as in There's more to devising an effective slogan than stringing together some words. This expression alludes to threading beads on a string. [First half of 1800s]

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Words nearby string together

string out, string player, string quartet, string theory, string tie, string together, string up, string variable, stringboard, stringcourse, stringed
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