Ought
String and ought are semantically related. in responsibility topic. In some cases you can use "String" instead a noun "Ought".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Buddy in Six String Samurai goes through about three separate sword fights in rapid succession, taking wounds that really ought to be fatal in each of them, before finally succumbing to Death.
Source: Rasputinian Death -
Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot: The fact that the "minor crime" in question is a string of murders ought to give an inkling of the scale of the major plot: information that could bring down the entire Detroit auto industry.
Source: Film / The Nice Guys
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String and Ought. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ought/string
Ought & String. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ought/string>.
String or Ought. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ought/string.
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