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
Bild Lilli first existed as a comic strip in the German tabloid Bild.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
The Armitron x Peanuts collection debuts amid several other brands’ collaborations with the comic strip.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
The Armitron x Peanuts collection debuts amid several other brands’ collaborations with the comic strip.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comic strip
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In the 19th century, failures were often satirized in cartoons, which may have motivated some elite risk-takers to push on with their attempts past the point of reason rather than face social ridicule.—
Christopher Ferguson,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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On Facebook, Kazmierczak has switched his profile pictures to Trump many times while also uploading cartoons criticizing Democrats’ policies.—
Philip Wang,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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His brand, Wizard Wellness, launches Thursday on its website with sinus rinses, nasal sprays, nasal sticks and oral strips, plus bundles around routines with each.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ah, the nostalgic nineties, that notorious decade that's now being strip-mined for its influential music, funky fashion, dance moves, comics, movies, and television.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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No mention of whether those shows will be any different than the others or if the khaki-pants-wearing data analyst was simply making a funny.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Sheridan clearly seems to find all this funny more than anything.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
11 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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Similar to the show, the comic features a pair of detectives trying to connect the dots behind a strain of explosive deaths, and everyone who’s spontaneously combusted has The Beauty.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strip. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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