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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
Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2025
At times, Brown added a white sweater overtop her shoulders, which perfectly complemented the white stripes juxtaposed with the red color motif of the dress.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
But the real secret lies in the tomato sauce that stripes the center and top of the loaf, which is spiked with red wine.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The gold buttons add a refined touch, and the stripes give it a playful twist.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2025
At times, Brown added a white sweater overtop her shoulders, which perfectly complemented the white stripes juxtaposed with the red color motif of the dress.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
After the road opens one way Wednesday afternoon, with flaggers to allow traffic to intermittently travel both directions, the one-way conditions are likely to remain for another few days while the paving is finished, shoulders are built, and the road is striped, Hooker said.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
But the real secret lies in the tomato sauce that stripes the center and top of the loaf, which is spiked with red wine.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Stripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripe. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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