as in cartoon
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults
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Recent Examples of comic strip
Terminator is pure comic strip.
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The postwar best-seller Tezuka borrowed heavily from American newspaper comic strips and Walt Disney; Hayao Miyazaki has long praised France’s Mœbius.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
There is also an homage during one of the songs to the early pre-TV days of the comic strip, when Charlie Brown’s head wasn’t so round and Snoopy looked like a real dog, that is downright moving.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Great callback to the look of the original comic strip.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The postwar best-seller Tezuka borrowed heavily from American newspaper comic strips and Walt Disney; Hayao Miyazaki has long praised France’s Mœbius.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
There is also an homage during one of the songs to the early pre-TV days of the comic strip, when Charlie Brown’s head wasn’t so round and Snoopy looked like a real dog, that is downright moving.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Great callback to the look of the original comic strip.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comic strip
Noun
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Barely any other media in recent times has given me an instant shock of glee or revulsion like this absurd anarcho-cartoon being stretched and squeezed to its most grotesque and wholesome clickbait limits.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Everything from news about a deadly stampede to cartoons that lampoon Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been the subject of removal orders.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Our Maple Bacon Old Fashion blends smooth Old Forester Whiskey, rich maple syrup, a touch of walnut bitters, and a crispy strip of smoky bacon.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Shots fired in San Bernardino, spike strips in Van Nuys, and clashes in Santa Ana highlight a rise in confrontations between immigration agents and civilians — a trend experts warn is intensifying across Southern California.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Lily Harrison’s script is laugh-out-loud funny while staying grounded and deeply relatable.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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But while the ads are laugh-out-loud funny, the product is anything but a joking matter.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
25 Aug. 2025
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The clean comic, who has been called nicest guy in stand-up comedy, will emcee the ceremony honoring the best in television live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the comic and actor has popped up in a number of film and TV projects, from Dolemite Is My Name (2019) to Schmigadoon!—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strip. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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