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

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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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

But the production here betrays its economy, and the direction, by Garth Davis and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, remains earthbound, held down by mournful strings and devoid of color.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Instead of the smooth, narrow tubes commonly drawn extending from nerve cells, some axons resemble strings of tiny pearls.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

"I made too many errors when I had the ball there on my strings."

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

He knew a heart attack would get my attention, play on my heart strings.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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