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
At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip.
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CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The memo even explicitly bans Stars and Stripes from publishing comic strips.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
Maryanne was especially proud of her friendship with cartoonist Dale Messick, the woman who created the newspaper comic strip heroine Brenda Starr, legendary reporter with a flowing red crown of hair and signature sparkle in her eyes.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Besides brewery ads, comic strips, editorials and history lessons all leaned into this idea.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
The memo even explicitly bans Stars and Stripes from publishing comic strips.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
Maryanne was especially proud of her friendship with cartoonist Dale Messick, the woman who created the newspaper comic strip heroine Brenda Starr, legendary reporter with a flowing red crown of hair and signature sparkle in her eyes.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Besides brewery ads, comic strips, editorials and history lessons all leaned into this idea.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comic strip
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Michelle has also faced ongoing comments on her appearance ‒ a 2011 cartoon depicted her as overweight and bingeing on hamburgers and more recently, she has been accused of taking Ozempic to lose weight.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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There were cartoons while dressing children, evening news while cooking dinner, and, before bed, families watched mutely as onscreen families laughed and talked.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The county has expanded the number of monthly buprenorphine injections and daily Suboxone strips dispensed to patients in custody in recent years, but routine budget restrictions continue to precipitate delays in treatment, according to Correctional Health Services.—
Gavin J. Quinton,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Officers attempted to use spike strips to end the pursuit before asking for permission to use a PIT maneuver.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The show is laugh-out-loud funny.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
2 June 2026
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In a trailer released by the streamer, the comic tells the story of admitting his elderly father into a retirement home.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Chun serves as showrunner for the series based on the comic, written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Chip Zdarsky, which was originally published in 2013.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
15 June 2026
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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strip. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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