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as in cartoon
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
a cartoonist who uses his daily strip to make his political points
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as in to undress
to remove clothing from
the nurse told the nervous mother to strip her screaming baby down to his diaper for the exam
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as in to deprive
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
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Recent Examples of strip
Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
Each type ranges from an oval and flat flash, to a thin or pointy strip that also only last between 1-2 seconds and 15 seconds.
—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025
Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 29 May 2025
Trump is also trying to strip the university of its tax-exempt status.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Noun
Weaving together the leather strips is seen as a metaphor and a symbol of interconnectedness, reflecting the collaborative ethos of the brand, which was founded in Vicenza by a collective of artisans in 1966, and is now controlled by Kering.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
Each type ranges from an oval and flat flash, to a thin or pointy strip that also only last between 1-2 seconds and 15 seconds.
—Madison Dapcevich, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025
Verb
Touch is fundamental to human development, but gendered expectations around masculinity tend to strip positive touch out of some boys' lives.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 29 May 2025
Trump is also trying to strip the university of its tax-exempt status.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip
Noun
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But Jia Yue Technology, a Chinese company that makes Christmas ribbons, stockings, wreaths and gift bags, has already made the leap to Vietnam.—
Alexandra Stevenson,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Immediately following the ribbon cutting, Big Creek Fire Department will serve free hot dogs, and Western Arkansas Pickleball Advocates will provide free demonstrations and tutorials on how to play the game.—
River Valley Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2025
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A couple of clicks on a laptop later, and an artificial intelligence tool synced Mr. Peck’s voice with a cartoon pirate’s mouth movements.—
Brooks Barnes,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Hollywood as a city where humans and cartoons uneasily coexist—most notably in the segregated Toontown.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
Verb
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He is used to having people around him who tend his body, who dress him and undress him.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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While Jackson's films don't exactly present too many situations in which the characters would be undressing to their skivvies, Blanchett, having embodied Galadriel across all three films, can provide first-hand testimony that underwear was worn.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Administration has continued retaliating by depriving Harvard of billions of dollars in federal grants and contracts, and by attempting to strip the university’s tax-exempt status.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who killed Floyd, is serving two sentences of more than 20 years in prison for a federal charge of depriving Floyd of his civil rights, and state charges of unintentional murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
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The once notoriously secretive Ministry of State Security now commands a massive following on Chinese social media, with near-daily commentaries, short videos or even comic strips sounding the alarm about supposedly ubiquitous threats to the country.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Save your comic strip, and create another one next year and others in years to come.—
Laura Broadwell,
Parents,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Hard to imagine, but did anyone think the trade policies of President Trump could disrobe America?—
Rick Helfenbein,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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As more women disrobed, the cheers grew louder in celebration of this rare occasion to bare it all in the wild.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2025
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The comic became especially popular in Mexico and Spain, both full of exiles from Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, all of which had ultra-right-wing regimes at the time.—
Lily Meyer,
The Dial,
20 May 2025
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Eastman and Laird created a comic based on four mutant turtles that possess keen martial arts abilities, which was meant to be a one-shot, but ended up becoming a phenomenon.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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