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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
Jim Root, New York Times, 2 May 2025
During inaugural festivities, her eyes were largely covered by the oversized hat which included a large, white stripe.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Dave Skretta, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Needing a par on No. 18, McIlroy striped his drive, but just hung his wedge approach out to the right and into the green side bunker.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Haggerty, an All-American scoring guard at Memphis, is an instant cheat code to an efficient offense thanks to his devastating dribble moves, finishing ability inside and knack for getting to the charity stripe.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 2 May 2025
During inaugural festivities, her eyes were largely covered by the oversized hat which included a large, white stripe.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
Rose striped a drive down the right side, McIlroy matched him down the middle.
—Dave Skretta, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Needing a par on No. 18, McIlroy striped his drive, but just hung his wedge approach out to the right and into the green side bunker.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripe
streak
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Moments later, the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows display team streaked across the sky in a flypast that left trails of red, white and blue smoke.—
Olivia Kemp,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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Photos taken in the plant show equipment whose outer surface was streaked with drips from formula ingredients that had leaked.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Stripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripe. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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