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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
Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Saturday, as restaurants along the strip extend service into the street and musicians perform for the resulting block party.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Her father, Andrew, was stripped of his titles and evicted from his home at Royal Lodge, then arrested for suspicion of misconduct in public office.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 May 2026
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Noun
Authorities then deployed spike strips to stop the driver.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Saturday, as restaurants along the strip extend service into the street and musicians perform for the resulting block party.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 May 2026
Verb
Along beaches that had been stripped of their vegetation, icebergs sat incongruously high on rocks.
—Megan I. Gannon, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Her father, Andrew, was stripped of his titles and evicted from his home at Royal Lodge, then arrested for suspicion of misconduct in public office.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip
Noun
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Before United’s flight to Glasgow departed, in addition to the bagpipes, there was a ribbon cutting and talks from executives and tourism officials.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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The dress’ semi-sheer bodice revealed corset-style seaming underneath, with two ribbon ties falling from the neckline.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 May 2026
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Hank Kennedy chronicles the Nazi war on cartoons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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The New Yorker started putting Target’s red bull’s-eye on its cartoons, a Target runway show was staged at New York’s Rockefeller Center, and a Target pop-up shop was installed on a ferry to the city.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Some don’t even feel comfortable using their own locker rooms, choosing to change in their cars before games rather than be forced to undress in front of boys.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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In testimony Monday, Woodall described being made to undress in Kiesle’s rectory bedroom during a sleepover as a fifth-grader, before being molested alongside another child as part of a role-playing bedtime story.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The alliance jointly fought the 2024 general election and deprived Modi of an outright majority, forcing him to rely on the support of regional parties to form a coalition government.—
Shilpa Jamkhandikar,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Given the start off Sunday afternoon, Tatis was able to relax and take in the Miggy-Manny home run show that contributed to the Padres’ 4-3, sweep-depriving win over the White Sox before the team’s 15th sellout crowd in 19 home dates.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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Greg began creating and submitting comic strip ideas to syndicates, collecting an impressive pile of rejection slips.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Blaise is the latest work inspired by Planchon’s comic strip following the titular protagonist through his tween years through to adolescence.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The play navigates between past and present, and six of the actors disrobe for the Act 2 opening scene.—
Hillel Italie,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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The film disrobes Wintour’s mythos by peeling back that which surrounds Miranda, who bears the editor’s same chilly, soft-spoken tenor whether exhilarated or furious.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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This comic, which is on display at the Griffin MSI, tells the familiar story of high school student Peter Parker getting bitten by a radioactive spider during a science experiment.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Lin, who plays Liu Kang in Warner Bros’ Mortal Kombat movie franchise and previously starred in the Power Rangers franchise, recently appeared as a stand-up comic in Lee’s upcoming third season of the docuseries Comedy InvAsian.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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