as in loaded
being under the influence of a recreational drug
she seems to have been strung out for most of the 1960s
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Recent Examples of strung out
After Dante Exum responded with a 3, Murray strung out the defence and found Khem Birch (who played ahead of Kelly Olynyk and Trey Lyles up front in the second half) for a layup.
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Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
For one thing, the sequence of living room, dining room, and library is intentionally strung out across the longest possible distance, to provide the illusion of greater space.
—David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
The others seemed to be a bit more spacious, more strung out, maybe even a bit more singer/songwriter-y.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 29 Oct. 2024
There still doesn’t appear to be any end in sight as the case has strung out to become the longest in Georgia’s history.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
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Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
For one thing, the sequence of living room, dining room, and library is intentionally strung out across the longest possible distance, to provide the illusion of greater space.
—David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
The others seemed to be a bit more spacious, more strung out, maybe even a bit more singer/songwriter-y.
—Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 29 Oct. 2024
There still doesn’t appear to be any end in sight as the case has strung out to become the longest in Georgia’s history.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strung out
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Some notable things that happened that season: An absolutely loaded San Francisco 49ers team boat raced the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl 29.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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With the calendar turning over to June, a loaded month for sneaker releases now lies ahead.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
1 June 2025
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Hal and Whitney would sit around the living room on the ripped couch and talk about sailing the world.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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Luckily, Frank Grillo plays a ripped scientist who is close to a cure, but also has to worry about keeping his family safe during yet another supermoon.—
William Earl,
Variety,
6 Dec. 2024
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The prison drama — set to start principal photography in Ireland later this year — explores the ideas of guilt, the death penalty, and redemption, all through the lens of food of the highest order, and the world’s most infamous meal: the Ortolan.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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Non-Maintainable Systems Lack of clean code structure, high entropy in the codebase, absence of modularity, dependency chaos, difficult debugging and lack of documentation can occur when applying vibe coding without a core engineering mindset.—
Naresh Prajapati,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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That means fewer unexpected shutdowns and less wasted time, as well as lower repair costs.—
Cory McNeley,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Nonetheless, fusion research is rarely a wasted effort, Whyte says.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Dec. 2024
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Pictures shared by investigators show a dingy basement lit by a single bulb, with hooked metal chains dangling from wooden beams overhead.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2025
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Leone and the rescue center's vet gave her an antibiotic in case of infection, fed her soft foods and trimmed her nails and beak, which is shaped more like a duck's than a turtle's hooked mouth because of her living conditions.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But in the last few years, an explosion of warehouse development has wiped out farmland and open space.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2023
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Across the industry Profits are getting wiped out across the whole chip industry, owing to excess inventories among manufacturers and retailers and a drop in demand for PCs, smartphones, and consumer electronics.—
BYNicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2023
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The daughters say this was also around the time that their mother ended up on the street and became addicted to meth.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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There is apathy, a force of inertia that keeps us addicted to cell phones, social media and things devoted to our pleasures.—
Jim Martin,
Denver Post,
26 May 2025
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The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
6 Dec. 2024
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When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
4 Aug. 2024
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“Strung out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strung%20out. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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