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a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
singers of every stripe will perform at the benefit concert
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as in swipe
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the prisoner was sentenced to receive 20 stripes with a bamboo pole
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Recent Examples of stripe
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
The dress’ skirt included a pleating effect accentuating the vibrant vertical stripes.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Ana Serrano, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2025
The other balls should be arranged randomly or alternating striped and solid balls.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
By then, Lutz had earned his coaching stripes: First in high school, then as the head coach at Pfeiffer and then as a Charlotte 49ers assistant, under Jeff Mullins and Watkins.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
The dress’ skirt included a pleating effect accentuating the vibrant vertical stripes.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
There is no shortage of wide, masculine jeans; plaid shirts; beanies; and striped T-shirts in her rotation.
—Ana Serrano, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2025
The other balls should be arranged randomly or alternating striped and solid balls.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Stripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripe. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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