striptease
noun
strip·tease
ˈstrip-ˌtēz 
plural stripteases
: an act or dance in which a person gradually removes their clothing piece by piece in a seductive or provocative manner especially to the accompaniment of music
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Her great, big burlesque performance is a striptease that, layer by layer, reveals her narcissism, her naïveté and her broken heart.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Her stage name was Miss Conduct, and one of her routines was a striptease getting out of hockey gear; in another, a hockey stick was her scene partner.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Thurmon was also in attendance at the 2025 Grammys to watch Boone’s viral performance, which included a striptease assisted by Heidi Klum and Nikki Glaser, a skin-tight baby blue jumpsuit and several of his signature flips.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
And in 1929, Lee made her first burlesque appearance — an unplanned performance after years as a vaudeville act — before going on to become the world’s most famous striptease artist.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Her stage name was Miss Conduct, and one of her routines was a striptease getting out of hockey gear; in another, a hockey stick was her scene partner.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Thurmon was also in attendance at the 2025 Grammys to watch Boone’s viral performance, which included a striptease assisted by Heidi Klum and Nikki Glaser, a skin-tight baby blue jumpsuit and several of his signature flips.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
And in 1929, Lee made her first burlesque appearance — an unplanned performance after years as a vaudeville act — before going on to become the world’s most famous striptease artist.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for striptease
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“Striptease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/striptease. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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