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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
Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
The strips were developed by a leading pharmaceutical company and have been tried and tested at numerous laboratories including the Clinical Trials Laboratory Services (CTLS) and the University of Strathclyde.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard told Fox News that William is prepared to strip Andrew of what’s left, the title of Prince.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The comic-strip world is better off for it.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
The strips were developed by a leading pharmaceutical company and have been tried and tested at numerous laboratories including the Clinical Trials Laboratory Services (CTLS) and the University of Strathclyde.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
Organic sales — which strips out the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign currency — increased 2% in the quarter.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
British broadcaster and photographer Helena Chard told Fox News that William is prepared to strip Andrew of what’s left, the title of Prince.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip
Noun
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Fry's will celebrate the opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring free gift cards, a celebrity meet-and-greet, and a donation to a local charity.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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In November 2024, Ivancevic wrapped another gift for Swift with paper and ribbon to match the Chief's red and yellow team colors.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The first Winnie-the-Pooh book was published in 1926, and in honor of Pooh’s 100th birthday, Life magazine put together a special issue commemorating this beloved cartoon.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
29 Oct. 2025
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In the late 1800's and early 1900's, editorial cartoons regularly attacked Irish, Italian, Chinese and Jewish immigrants.—
NPR,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The other said Scarr took him to nearby Disneyland and invited him to sleep at his home, where late at night Scarr undressed and climbed on top of him.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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One by one, every other player who was in the Colorado Avalanche lineup Tuesday night filed into the locker room, undressed from the club’s morning skate and left.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025
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The long-gestating and rancorous dispute is now depriving about 10 million YouTube TV subscribers of Thursday prime-time programming on ABC and is threatening college football and other major sports telecasts.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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After an awesomely hokey prologue that deprives Det.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 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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Take the Bechdel test, coined by cartoonist and graphic novelist Alison Bechdel in a comic strip.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The jailer was said to have found blood on Bethea’s underwear when he was asked to disrobe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Women in the front row of his shows now howled for D’Angelo to disrobe.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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Perplexity’s comic confusingly features a futuristic city being destroyed by a book with tentacles controlled by a god in a 1990s simulation.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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The first issue has sold over 175,000 copies over the course of multiple printings while the comic has sold over 5 million since launch, a rare feat in modern publishing — not just in the indie comics world but even for Marvel and DC books.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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