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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
Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
The opening date for the strip hasn't been set yet.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Stephanie Flasch, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2026
Later this year, the federal government plans to resume wage garnishment and tax refund offsets for borrowers in default, stripping hundreds of dollars from people’s paychecks.
—Richard Cordray, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Noun
But a full closure still has the potential to cut off residents from other neighborhoods, reduce foot traffic in the commercial strip on the west side of the river and lengthen ambulance rides to hospitals on the east side of the river, Smith said.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
The opening date for the strip hasn't been set yet.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
This bill will strip the authority away from the county leaders and their Department of Planning and Zoning to work with local communities for input.
—Stephanie Flasch, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2026
Later this year, the federal government plans to resume wage garnishment and tax refund offsets for borrowers in default, stripping hundreds of dollars from people’s paychecks.
—Richard Cordray, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip
Noun
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The Milpitas Unified School District cut the ribbon last month on a performing arts center at Milpitas High School.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The polar jet stream is a ribbon of air that encircles the Northern Hemisphere at high altitudes and determines atmospheric pressure patterns.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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Vivian feels like a cartoon character with hearts spilling out of her head.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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North Park — about 100 miles (161 kilometers) from the South Park valley that inspired the cartoon TV show — is a headwaters of the eastward-flowing Platte River system.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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
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These workers, the journalists found, see people undressing, using the bathroom and recording their own bank cards by accident.—
Yunus Emre Tozal,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bondi cut off the American Bar Association’s access to judicial nominees for the first time in 72 years, depriving the Senate of an independent opinion on their qualifications.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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This criminal organization deprived them of that peace of mind.—
Dan Snyder,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The memo even explicitly bans Stars and Stripes from publishing comic strips.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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Even Harbour’s physicality — the actor has put on weight and spends much of the show in ill-fitting attire or partially disrobed — is meant to elicit more than one response.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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During his Monday night Daily Show episode, the political comic blasted the POTUS’ flippant attitude toward his largely unfavorable military decisions in the SWANA region.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Dear Pepper is an advice-column comic by Liana Finck.—
Liana Finck,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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