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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
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
This began after Hamas gained control over the strip in 2007.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 June 2025
Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 June 2025
In the three months since thousands of foreign aid workers were fired and aid contracts canceled, the Peruvian government has moved quickly to strip Indigenous people of their land rights and to tighten controls on international organizations that document human rights abuses.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
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Noun
The new lighting package, which includes matrix-design LED headlights and a taillight strip that spans the width of the vehicle, also helps bring the design into the 2020s.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
This began after Hamas gained control over the strip in 2007.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 June 2025
Verb
Several guards were taken to the hospital, including one whose clothes were stripped off during the riot at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville, sheriff’s officials told WKRN-TV.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 June 2025
In the three months since thousands of foreign aid workers were fired and aid contracts canceled, the Peruvian government has moved quickly to strip Indigenous people of their land rights and to tighten controls on international organizations that document human rights abuses.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip
Noun
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On Friday, four years later, the school is cutting the ribbon on its new courtroom.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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West Sacramento officials extolled a $16 million pedestrian and cyclist overpass that now connects neighborhoods straddling the Highway 50 portion of the Capital City Freeway at the project’s ribbon cutting Thursday.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2025
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And big the idea got, spawning several versions of the game through the years and a fan base that gobbled up merchandise and even a children’s cartoon, all of which are highlighted in the exhibit.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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For instance, products depicting a human, animal, fruit or a cartoon are not allowed.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Things escalated, and soon enough Jane was undressing and having intercourse with Don.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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Finishing their routine without severing any limbs would have been enough to earn them four yeses, but the fact that the brothers managed to undress and put on each other’s clothes, all while keeping the knives in the air, pushed things over the edge.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Civil matters can provide or deprive a person of a basic human need — food, shelter, income or safety.—
Jeffrey D. Harvey,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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Without the jury present, Weinstein addressed the judge on Wednesday and complained the jury behavior is depriving him of a fair trial.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
12 June 2025
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The once notoriously secretive Ministry of State Security now commands a massive following on Chinese social media, with near-daily commentaries, short videos or even comic strips sounding the alarm about supposedly ubiquitous threats to the country.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Save your comic strip, and create another one next year and others in years to come.—
Laura Broadwell,
Parents,
1 May 2025
Verb
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Authorities said one video, recorded from a low angle, showed a bride disrobe and put on her wedding gown.—
Tom Olsen,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2025
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Hard to imagine, but did anyone think the trade policies of President Trump could disrobe America?—
Rick Helfenbein,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Wu-Tang Clan surprised a recent Chappelle Soundcheck Series show with a performance at the comic’s YS Firehouse in Yellow Springs, Ohio, last Friday (May 23).—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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According to the comic, her father found connection with her mother, Beth Ann, an artist who was also abused as a child.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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