comic strip

noun

Definition of comic stripnext
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 Greg began creating and submitting comic strip ideas to syndicates, collecting an impressive pile of rejection slips. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 Blaise is the latest work inspired by Planchon’s comic strip following the titular protagonist through his tween years through to adolescence. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026 Netflix also gave a shoutout to a famous Argentine comic strip and a big sci-fi name. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026 At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip. — CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comic strip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comic strip
  1. cartoon
  2. strip
  3. funny
  4. comic
Noun
  • What started as a cartoon joke has grown into a full social media movement, especially among Gen Z creators looking for a reason to break out the fake cobwebs early.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • He is known for larger-than-life sculptures and hard-edge paintings that feature his hybrid cartoon characters.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of cartoon
Noun
  • The handle comes with one original Athena Club cartridge, which has a skin guard to prevent nicks and a hyaluronic acid serum strip.
    — Sara Coughlin, Allure, 5 July 2026
  • The strips are piled high in plastic bins, sprawled over tables and fed underneath bobbing needles.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of strip
Noun
  • 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
  • The show is laugh-out-loud funny.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 June 2026
Definition of funny
Noun
  • Last year, Carr pressured the Walt Disney Company to cancel Jimmy Kimmel’s show after the comic joked about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Dujardin and Dana have fine chemistry, but Dujardin’s best chemistry is with Ficarra, an Italian comic with exaggerated features and a love for the zanier aspects of the story.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
Definition of comic

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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strip. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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