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
Terminator is pure comic strip.
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 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
There is also an homage during one of the songs to the early pre-TV days of the comic strip, when Charlie Brown’s head wasn’t so round and Snoopy looked like a real dog, that is downright moving.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Great callback to the look of the original comic strip.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 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
There is also an homage during one of the songs to the early pre-TV days of the comic strip, when Charlie Brown’s head wasn’t so round and Snoopy looked like a real dog, that is downright moving.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Great callback to the look of the original comic strip.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comic strip
Noun
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The poster depicts a cartoon skeleton on a phone.—
Piet Levy,
jsonline.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Here's what to know about this week's episode of South Park and where to watch the cartoon comedy.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Though Brock Purdy threw over 300 yards in his return from injury, the Jaguars' defense caused five turnovers, including a strip sack that sealed the game in the fourth quarter.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry on Monday reported that 50 more people had been killed and 184 injured across the strip in the previous 24 hours.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Not so much ha-ha funny as smart funny, which is probably for the best.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Though The Blackening is laugh-out-loud funny, its sharp writing makes for equal parts horror and humor, rarely letting its tension rest for a second.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The comic released her memoir, Leslie F**ing Jones, in 2023.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The comic won two Eisner Awards and was nominated for three GLAAD Media Awards.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strip. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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