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strung-out

[struhng-out] / ˈstrʌŋˈaʊt /


















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“Difference Between,” a 23-minute world premiere by Matthew Neenan, holds the stage intriguingly until losing momentum and feeling strung out as it presents an artful, communal gathering that dwindles to a somewhat puzzling conclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

"Anybody who has been to America will know that there's always a small town 30 miles outside with plenty of motels strung out along the highway."

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Then once we had it all strung out and I thought it was a film, I brought on Viridiana Lieberman, who’s our editor.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

Robby is our guide through a too-long workday, where he and his fellow doctors and nurses are overworked and strung out.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025

He was coming at a gallop across the fields to the south, a line of aides strung out behind him, cutting across the field to save time.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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