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
Noun
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The movie had two sequels and spawned theme-park rides, video games and a TV cartoon series.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Part true crime, part cartoon, a whole lot of weed.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cut each strip of pre-cooked bacon in half, and wrap it around each date, securing it with a toothpick.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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After the Tuffah strike, Israeli fire continued across the strip, said hospital officials.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 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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Maher, who celebrated his 70th birthday last week, has been a party-agnostic political comic and agitator for decades.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
30 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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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strip. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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