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as in cartoon
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
a cartoonist who uses his daily strip to make his political points
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as in to undress
to remove clothing from
the nurse told the nervous mother to strip her screaming baby down to his diaper for the exam
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as in to deprive
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
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Recent Examples of strip
Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Not all the plants survived, partly because half the garden is shaded by a large magnolia tree on the parking strip.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Lucy Lang, Time, 10 June 2026
There, Li’s laboratory technician Duncan Hauser stripped microbial detritus from the hornwort’s leaves.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
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Noun
As these sequences, drawn by comic-strip extraordinaire Liniers, would suggest, this documentary is more for the younger football obsessives, with the Argentinian’s dramatic career condensed into a visual Wikipedia page.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Not all the plants survived, partly because half the garden is shaded by a large magnolia tree on the parking strip.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Verb
In parallel, efforts to strip inspectors general (IG) of their independence have undermined many of the federal agencies that rely on them for oversight and accountability.
—Lucy Lang, Time, 10 June 2026
There, Li’s laboratory technician Duncan Hauser stripped microbial detritus from the hornwort’s leaves.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip
Noun
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Princess Charlotte wears her hair long like Princess Kate and has made half-ponytails with ribbon her hair hallmark.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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Artist Jay Critchley from the Provincetown Community Compact in Massachusetts is sending colorful ribbons with messages of support that were created for our community after the tragedy.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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Decorations cover the problems For weeks, Mexico City workers have plastered walls and metro cars with cartoon axolotls, the mole salamander that has become a city mascot.—
Megan Janetsky,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
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The official logline describes the show as modern reimagining of the beloved cartoon.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Not even a bunch of leering hunters, stopping in for last-minute gas and provisions and virtually undressing her with their eyes, can rattle her.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
25 Apr. 2026
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Since the undressing trend initially sparked controversy in early January, governments and political bodies including the European Union, the state of California and House Democrats have announced various inquiries and investigations into Grok and its undressing abilities.—
Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In a deal with federal prosecutors entered Tuesday, former Florissant Officer Julian Alcala pleaded guilty to 20 counts of willfully depriving someone of their right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Dec. 2025
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Colorado Avalanche No thanks for matching the Ryan O’Reilly offer sheet in 2013, depriving us of what would have been the single greatest transaction in NHL history.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
3 Dec. 2025
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Before these early comic books emerged, the medium was largely used as a way to reprint popular newspaper comic strips in the 1930s.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
21 Nov. 2025
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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
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The play navigates between past and present, and six of the actors disrobe for the Act 2 opening scene.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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Started in 2021, the festival has become famous for its naked lap, during which attendees disrobe and ski a run with their unmentionables to the wind.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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In a trailer released by the streamer, the comic tells the story of admitting his elderly father into a retirement home.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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For more heat safety tips, check out this comic.—
Suzanne Nuyen,
NPR,
15 June 2026
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“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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