in reply to loop iterator in a string

> I would like to use the ".." as a loop operator but in a string.

Does it really need to be a string?

What about a functional solution to store intervals?

  DB<83> $loop = sub {2,4..5}

  DB<84> say for &$loop
2
4
5

  DB<85>

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