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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
José Andrés, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Some demolition would also occur within the second strip filled with smaller tenants, Zurich said.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
In Connecticut, private equity ownership has brought concerns about firms stripping equity and cutting costs to the detriment of the company and its customers.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Over the last two and a half years, World Central Kitchen has served more than 313 million meals in Gaza, reaching as many as one million hot meals every day — the equivalent of half the population of the strip.
—José Andrés, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
Some demolition would also occur within the second strip filled with smaller tenants, Zurich said.
—Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Radiant, brighter skin that feels clean — not stripped!
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
In Connecticut, private equity ownership has brought concerns about firms stripping equity and cutting costs to the detriment of the company and its customers.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip
Noun
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The green theme also continued via Kate's hat and Charlotte's hair ribbon.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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Neighbors from East Palo Alto’s University Village neighborhood, along with staff from the City of East Palo Alto, Midpen and regional partners, attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new access point on Saturday, April 4.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Inspired by both the classic cartoons of the 1930s and gritty noir detective movies of the same era, the black-and-white, first-person shooter game stars Baker as the main protagonist, mouse detective Jack Pepper.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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But this new cartoon and its elastic and slaphappy star, Mickey Mouse, represented a dramatic turnaround for the 5-year-old company.—
Mark Lane,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The boy then claimed to have watched the video the phone had captured, according to the affidavit, which allegedly depicts Six setting up the camerawhere the boy was about to undress.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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The judge ruled that at this early stage in the case, Day made a viable claim that Evans had planned to permanently deprive her of the money.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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Netflix also gave a shoutout to a famous Argentine comic strip and a big sci-fi name.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 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
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
Noun
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Given what the rest of Europe endured, such benign civic efficiency verges on the comic.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The comic spent some minutes zooming in on and squinting at the photo, putting his hand on his head to ascertain the resemblance.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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