string along

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Recent Examples of string along Published in March 2023, the coverage exposed the negligence of real estate developer Doug Cox, who strung along buyers who paid down payments for 4,000-square-foot townhouses in Coconut Grove in 2018. Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024 Then there’s the transmission system — those big high towers with lots of cables strung along them. Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2024 Damascus excels at stringing along negotiations, and the UN talks in Geneva that Washington has pinned its hopes on are stalemated. Robert S. Ford, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2021 The small towns strung along the Long Island Sound combine quiet coastal beauty and gobs of old-timey charm (think picture-perfect inns and cozy taverns). Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for string along 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for string along
Verb
  • The tools take advantage of Generative adversarial networks, which, in essence, try to trick the AI algorithm with incorrect (i.e., adversarial) data.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The stunning corruption scheme finally came to an end in September 2013, when authorities tricked his NCIS mole into thinking the most serious investigations had been closed and then invited Francis to San Diego for a meeting with Navy officials.
    Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Your partner is either fooling himself or attempting to fool you.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Fischer, who played the paper company's receptionist Pam (until she was promoted), explained that creator Greg Daniels even filmed a fake version of the episode to fool them.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Have both deceived themselves about their ambitions, their desires, their essential natures?
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Decisions made in good faith leave you vulnerable to being deceived as the moon clashes with Neptune.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The industry's hunger has led to a data land grab: Companies are vying to teach their baby AIs using information sucked in from many different sources — sometimes with the owner's permission, often without it — before new laws and court rulings make that harder.
    Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Its minuscule volume, however, would at least prevent you from getting sucked in.
    Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2024

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“String along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/string%20along. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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