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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
Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
What to expect on the Seared menu According to Seared’s website, the steakhouse’s core prix fixe dinner consists of a New York strip steak, salad, bread and butter, and unlimited house fries.
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Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
Medicaid work requirements are already projected to strip coverage from more than 5 million people by 2034.
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Nicole Jorwic,
STAT,
23 June 2026
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Noun
This is where the doctor will take a strip of your donor hair and this will leave a strip-like scar on the back of your head.
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Malana Vantyler,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
What to expect on the Seared menu According to Seared’s website, the steakhouse’s core prix fixe dinner consists of a New York strip steak, salad, bread and butter, and unlimited house fries.
—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2026
Verb
Hard water even affects our hair and skin because the minerals can strip hair of natural oils, clog pores, and leave both looking dry and dull.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
Medicaid work requirements are already projected to strip coverage from more than 5 million people by 2034.
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Nicole Jorwic,
STAT,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip
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In other cruise news, Carnival Cruise Line recently cut the ribbon on RelaxAway at Half Moon Cay, a private destination in the Bahamas shared with Holland America, featuring pristine beaches.
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Four-year-old Amari Abney and his big brother Aerius were at Friday's ribbon-cutting.
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Pop culture and anime conventions have exploded in popularity across the United States, giving cosplayers and cartoon enthusiasts looking a place to celebrate their interests together.
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One political cartoon compared the board to Nazi book burners.
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Dever said the women did not believe their coach’s intent was to record them getting undressed, but rather to spy on their discussion.
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The woman woke up the next morning partially undressed at a home in the 11100 block of Spathis Drive in Palos hills, police said.
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Cleage gives the women plenty of substance, though her novelistic mode — more telling than showing — deprives her drama of style.
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That 7 percent of Makerfield voters chose Restore—even in the knowledge that doing so might deprive another anti-immigration party of victory—points to a deep well of racial grievance and anti-establishment anger that even Farage cannot command.
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He is credited with shaking up modern photography with narrative forms often told like a comic strip, supplemented with his own, often poetic, handwritten captions and titles.
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Greg began creating and submitting comic strip ideas to syndicates, collecting an impressive pile of rejection slips.
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With an increasing number of thrift stores closing dressing rooms (a move often made to discourage theft), some people disrobe right there in the open.
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The play navigates between past and present, and six of the actors disrobe for the Act 2 opening scene.
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That comic is also based on the Woman of Tomorrow.
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The comic was partially inspired by Tamaki’s observations of students during teaching at the New York City School of Visual Arts, or just small frustrations.
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“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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