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
Based on Harold Gray’s comic strip, the Tony-winning musical follows a plucky orphan and her dog who find an unlikely home with Daddy Warbucks.
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Take the Bechdel test, coined by cartoonist and graphic novelist Alison Bechdel in a comic strip.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Body care brand Tree Hut, jewelry label BaubleBar and more partnered with Peanuts to commemorate the comic strip’s anniversary.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
The first Peanuts comic strip was published 75 years ago today.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Take the Bechdel test, coined by cartoonist and graphic novelist Alison Bechdel in a comic strip.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Body care brand Tree Hut, jewelry label BaubleBar and more partnered with Peanuts to commemorate the comic strip’s anniversary.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
The first Peanuts comic strip was published 75 years ago today.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comic strip
Noun
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Our daughter learnt how to draw comic strips with an Athenian cartoon artist and was keen to try the photography course and stargazing.—
Jemima Sissons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
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When people make cartoons, one person draws it, another adds color, and someone else turns it into motion art.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Winter showcases the exfoliating bark, which peels away to reveal strips of gray, orange, and brick red.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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About 30 or so customers occupied the wooden stools of the old-school, salty hangout in an industrial strip a few miles from downtown Louisville.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Spoiler alert: Her answers are, characteristically, laugh-out-loud funny.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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Vice President Vance, who called the video funny, said sombrero memes would end if Jeffries ends the shutdown.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Network talk show, then wooed the comic by sending her copious bouquets.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Jan. 2026
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The comic confirmed the news of their split on her Instagram in December.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strip. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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