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Definition of stripesnext
plural of stripe
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as in streaks
a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background the United States flag has seven red stripes

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as in types
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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noun (2)

plural of stripe
as in swipes
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of stripe
as in bars
to make stripes on the children carefully striped the paper with red and blue paint

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The singer paired the look with a white button-down dress shirt and completed the sartorial statement with a burgundy tie featuring stripes. — Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025 Seen from above, thin yellow stripes crisscross its head and back like a network, a similar pattern as giraffes or pythons. — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025

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