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a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
singers of every stripe will perform at the benefit concert
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as in swipe
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the prisoner was sentenced to receive 20 stripes with a bamboo pole
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Recent Examples of stripe
Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Shop a wide variety of classics, like ticking stripes and chintz florals, or choose from their impressive array of Sunbrella fabrics for something more durable.
—Alyssa Longobucco, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2026
ABC News, 3 June 2026
Don't worry about any see-through wardrobe malfunctions in the lighter colors, as the white, chambray-striped, and blue pinstripe dresses are all fully lined with 100 percent cotton.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
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Noun
The new plane — gifted from the Qatari government, raising a host of legal, ethical and security questions — will take on a new look, eschewing the Kennedy-era robin’s egg blue exterior in favor of white on the top half, its underbelly navy blue with a red stripe above it.
—Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Shop a wide variety of classics, like ticking stripes and chintz florals, or choose from their impressive array of Sunbrella fabrics for something more durable.
—Alyssa Longobucco, Architectural Digest, 19 June 2026
Verb
Wear it with a pair of red and white striped linen pants or style it with just about any other color going forward.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
Don't worry about any see-through wardrobe malfunctions in the lighter colors, as the white, chambray-striped, and blue pinstripe dresses are all fully lined with 100 percent cotton.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripe
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Gelof extended his hitting streak to 23 games — the longest active run in the majors.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Clark and Indiana entered Thursday's contest riding a five-game winning streak, but the Dream ended it with a 108-101 win in Indianapolis.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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This one-of-a-kind woman heads the collection founded in its day by Emile Hermès (1871–1951)—an extraordinary cabinet of curiosities whose doors are occasionally opened to a select few on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.—
Pierre Groppo,
Vanity Fair,
19 June 2026
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Earlier this year, Moderna’s data was at the center of a highly unusual public dispute as a then-top FDA official blocked the company’s application for its first-of-its-kind shot.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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In the first quarter, Clark brought the ball up the floor and, after being fouled near the top of the key by the Dream's Jordin Canada, took a swipe at the ball in her hands.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Salicylic acid works deep within pores to tackle buildup, while lactic acid smooths rough texture and refines skin’s surface, leaving skin looking clearer and feeling smoother in just a few swipes.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
18 June 2026
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To scale this guardrail, the exploit chain used Microsoft’s Bing search engine as a trampoline of sorts.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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So now there isn’t just one archetype of the Rocky underdog character sort.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Olivia Rodrigo is a student of Love and her ilk who has been riding high off the one-two punch of 2021’s Sour and 2023’s Guts, chart-toppers dually indebted to modern pop and ’90s grunge.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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His Bernstein had visceral, vernacular punch; his Verdi was ardent and spry; his Britten had the right textural grit; his Mozart unfurled with complicated grace.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Guests can also access nearby sister resort Marival Emotions Resort & Suites Riviera Nayarit, which features kids and teens clubs and a variety of family-friendly activities, and food and beverage outlets.—
Chelsea Adams,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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While at Fortress, Adamolekun visited a variety of Red Lobster restaurants in secret to assess them.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Officers said that Samartino quickly assessed the situation and immediately began administering back blows to the infant.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
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These were both devastating blows since the public saw them each as the face and voice of the groups, even though there were other very talented singes and songwriters in the bands.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2026
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In an television age where genre seems increasingly like a suggestion rather than a hard-and-fast rule, the Emmys are often the lone arbiter of whether a show is essentially a drama or a comedy.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
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Put simply, Musk would be using one incredibly pricey stock to buy another of the same genre.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
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“Stripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripe. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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