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
The memo even explicitly bans Stars and Stripes from publishing comic strips.
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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
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
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Scribbles, doodles, crayon marks and stickers — evoking Lisa Frank and anime cartoons — have begun appearing on prominent Gen Z contemporary fiction covers.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Tigerman began sketching cartoons in his youth and continued this mode of drawing until his final days.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Restaurants, retail strips, and conference centers blur together.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
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The third design, Obi, is handwoven from recycled cotton yarns and constructed from narrow strips of fabric joined together.—
Allison Hatfield,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Comic strips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strips. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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