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
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.
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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
Body care brand Tree Hut, jewelry label BaubleBar and more partnered with Peanuts to commemorate the comic strip’s anniversary.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
The first Peanuts comic strip was published 75 years ago today.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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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
Body care brand Tree Hut, jewelry label BaubleBar and more partnered with Peanuts to commemorate the comic strip’s anniversary.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
The first Peanuts comic strip was published 75 years ago today.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comic strip
Noun
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For a long time your political cartoons published in the editorial pages have irritated me.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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He was widely discouraged from a career in cartoons, and after a series of rejections, majored in economics.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The geographical features block the coastal strip from any easy eastward land expansion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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And there’s a decent chance that might not be enough Sunday, especially if Maye throws an interception or suffers a strip sack early on.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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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This poignant story is laugh-out-loud funny, too.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Just as email helped Adams fine-tune the strip’s workplace theme, the emerging dot-com boom helped make Dilbert an ideal comic for the mid-Nineties.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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Political tension and industrywide uncertainty are the prevailing moods heading into Sunday night’s 83rd Golden Globes hosted by Nikki Glaser, a comic known for her roast appearances.—
Mercury News,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strip. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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