comic strips

plural of comic strip
as in cartoons
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 strips Gal Gadot aside, the most prominent version of Wonder Woman etched in our collective cultural memory—the one from the classic comic strips and the TV series starring Lynda Carter—features her pointed tiara with a central red star. Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 The memo even explicitly bans Stars and Stripes from publishing comic strips. Maria Aspan, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026 Besides brewery ads, comic strips, editorials and history lessons all leaned into this idea. Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026 After working various office jobs, Adams created Dilbert in 1989, satirizing white collar work in what became one of the defining comic strips of the 1990s. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026 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 This book is bursting with classic comic strips to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang. Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025 He was featured in tiny comic strips wrapped around pieces of Bazooka bubble gum. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The postwar best-seller Tezuka borrowed heavily from American newspaper comic strips and Walt Disney; Hayao Miyazaki has long praised France’s Mœbius. Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comic strips
Noun
  • The Hanna-Barbera cat and mouse — formerly a throwaway bunch of cartoons, now a ‘franchise’ — are all about triflingly menial disputes taken to absurd heights, leading to surreal sight gags and baroque violence.
    Caspar Salmon, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Every inch of wall space is covered with vintage mirrors, statues and busts, alongside countless drawings, cartoons and paintings.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The chase stretched into Yolo County before looping back, with the driver traveling on Interstate 5, Interstate 80 and Highway 99 before Sacramento police deployed spike strips near Freeport Boulevard and Sutterville Road.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • After entering westbound Highway 50, the driver encountered multiple attempts by officers to deploy spike strips.
    Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Comic strips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strips. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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