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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
ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
The Fly In between the Audubon Zoo and the Mississippi River is a thin strip of walking paths and athletic fields dubbed ‘The Fly’ by, like, everyone.
—Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Sadiqa Glussman, who grows fruits and vegetables on her property to feed her family and run a business, says two of her coconut palms have been stripped of their fruit repeatedly.
—Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Sierra Leone’s capital is tucked on a strip of land between the national park and the Atlantic.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
The Fly In between the Audubon Zoo and the Mississippi River is a thin strip of walking paths and athletic fields dubbed ‘The Fly’ by, like, everyone.
—Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
In New Hampshire, middle schoolers use generative tools to strip the clothes off their classmates in digital photographs, leaving the community grasping for a policy response.
—Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Sadiqa Glussman, who grows fruits and vegetables on her property to feed her family and run a business, says two of her coconut palms have been stripped of their fruit repeatedly.
—Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip
Noun
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This pair captures that sporty-meets-quaint energy, with delicate doily trim, ribbon laces, and a sleek silhouette.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
15 Feb. 2026
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By late afternoon, the batch of flowers and hopeful messages outside Guthrie’s home had swelled, and neighbors had attached yellow ribbons to their mailboxes and trees.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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But the characters are expressive, and the medium is used to unreal ends, which is, after all, what cartoons are good for.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Even the Dodgers, the cartoon villains of spending, kind of sort of have a limit.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For companies like xAI, Google and Apple, the availability of undressing apps represents a leadership failure, said Ann Skeet, senior director of leadership ethics at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Elliott, who coached middle school football and taught social studies, was arrested in October for allegedly filming students undressing in the locker room.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This latest news comes just a few weeks after Mayweather filed a lawsuit against Showtime Networks and the former president of Showtime Sports, accusing the company of helping facilitate a fraud scheme that deprived him of roughly $340 million in earnings.—
Matt Schubert,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Second, the Iranian government would be depriving itself of a key source of revenue.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There’s little narrative through-line; the show was far more akin to a comic strip than a narrative sitcom.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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The museum hosts a variety of permanent and rotating exhibits on Schulz and his world-famous comic strip, allowing guests to interact with and explore pieces from the illustrator's 50-plus-year career.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Bare Necessities noted that even guests staying on the ship in port must be clothed when the ship is alongside – including on balconies – until the vessel leaves and the crew announces that guests are free to disrobe, per an FAQ section on its website.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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This was where life had disrobed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Michelangelo is officially back from the dead in a new prequel comic, The Last Ronin — Training Day, Entertainment Weekly has learned exclusively.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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The cast includes Black Ops star Hammed Animashaun, Emma Sidi, who played Rose Matafeo’s flatmate in Starstruck, and Al Nash, a viral comic who satirizes social media tropes.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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