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as in cartoon
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
a cartoonist who uses his daily strip to make his political points
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as in to undress
to remove clothing from
the nurse told the nervous mother to strip her screaming baby down to his diaper for the exam
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as in to deprive
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
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Recent Examples of strip
Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
But in most of those instances, the grass was laid, strip by strip, over artificial turf or directly on the stadium’s floor.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
California Assemblymember Alex Lee represents Santa Clara County and has introduced a bill to strip state tax credits from companies that do business with ICE.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Whataburger's Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit has an all-white meat chicken strip on a warm buttermilk biscuit with a drizzle of Honey Butter sauce.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
But in most of those instances, the grass was laid, strip by strip, over artificial turf or directly on the stadium’s floor.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
The move from Royal Lodge follows Charles stripping his brother of all of his royal titles and privileges back in October, rendering him a commoner.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
California Assemblymember Alex Lee represents Santa Clara County and has introduced a bill to strip state tax credits from companies that do business with ICE.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip
Noun
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Bragging rights, ribbons and trophies.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Rita Hazan gave me beautiful highlights a couple of weeks before the wedding and reception, which would be outdoors and hopefully feature plenty of sun to bounce off those ribbons of gold.—
Jesa Marie Calaor,
Allure,
31 Jan. 2026
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The movie had two sequels and spawned theme-park rides, video games and a TV cartoon series.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Part true crime, part cartoon, a whole lot of weed.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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On January 14, technical controls were added to block people from undressing others.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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This is the bizarre spectacle of Grok undressing people on X for all to see whenever prompted.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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In a 2012 paper, researchers deprived 10 healthy male volunteers of 25% of their usual sleep time for three nights but gave them 3 grams of glycine or a placebo before bed.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
6 Feb. 2026
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While the dogs are now safe with foster families, Holmes faces multiple charges, including confining an animal without sufficient food or water, keeping animals in an enclosure without exercise or air, and tormenting or depriving an animal.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Adams created his defining comic strip in 1989, satirizing white collar work life.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Jan. 2026
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Scott Adams, creator of the long-running comic strip Dilbert who courted controversy as a late-career political and social commentator, died today after a battle with cancer.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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With an increasing number of thrift stores closing dressing rooms (a move often made to discourage theft), some people disrobe right there in the open.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
14 Jan. 2026
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But in 2026’s first week, the most visible use of AI has been X users employing Grok to digitally disrobe women.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Maher, who celebrated his 70th birthday last week, has been a party-agnostic political comic and agitator for decades.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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As has become tradition for Jon Stewart‘s Monday evening hosting stints for The Daily Show, the political comic had to work hard to detangle all the webs of hypocrisy exemplified by the right wing — this time, in relation to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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