strings

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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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Example Sentences

"We didn't start with any assumptions about strings at all, but then the solution contained the cornerstone signatures of strings."

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Speeds between Cerebras chips aren’t particularly fast—far slower than what Nvidia strings together.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

I don’t know what strings our producers pulled, but I went to the federal building hours before our flight and expedited a passport.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Who’s pulling the strings, and what purpose do their machinations serve?

From Salon • May 6, 2026

And the first time I had washed a body, I had vomited in the alley behind the tahara house until I was coughing up strings of burning bile.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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