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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
Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
Brunson ultimately attempted 11 free throws — and made nine — but was one of only three Knicks to make it to the charity stripe.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Set against the coastal landscape of Sicily, the movie follows the skaters doing their tricks, plunging in the Mediterranean Sea and engaging with a local, perhaps a fisherman, wearing a C.P. Palace striped T-shirt.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
But among higher education institutions, recipients in states of all political stripes were affected.
—Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
Brunson ultimately attempted 11 free throws — and made nine — but was one of only three Knicks to make it to the charity stripe.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
The blue, green and white striped tie was held together by staples by the end of the bruising 2020 campaign.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Set against the coastal landscape of Sicily, the movie follows the skaters doing their tricks, plunging in the Mediterranean Sea and engaging with a local, perhaps a fisherman, wearing a C.P. Palace striped T-shirt.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
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The Lyrid meteor shower has been active since April 17, but the bright fireballs have yet to hit their peak in activity while streaking through the sky.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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One Mil managed to fly away before explosives-laden drones streaked in to finish off the two that didn’t escape.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Stripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripe. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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