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as in cartoons
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 undresses
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 deprives
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
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Recent Examples of strips
Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026
Tupi serves coffee drinks, beer and wine, as well as Brazilian-style tapas, such as heart of palm salad and chicken strips or brisket sliders with a Brazilian BBQ sauce.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Cut each third crossways into six 1 1/2-inch strips to make 36 strips total.
—Shelly Westerhausen Worcel, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
The Florida Legislature also passed a bill this year that decriminalized xylazine test strips.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Hang strips of tape around your porch or front door to deter birds from landing there.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
In a letter last month, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration notified federal grant recipients that the government would no longer pay for test strips and kits that help drug users see if their drugs contain highly-lethal additives.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 13 May 2026
This financial metric strips out one-time gains or losses to focus on a company’s core business.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 13 May 2026
The pursuit ended through the use of spike strips to stop the vehicle at the intersection of Broadway and Hazel Avenue in Aurora, the release said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Coke's organic revenue, which strips out acquisitions, divestitures and currency, rose 10% in the quarter.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
He is arrested and the New York State Athletic Commission suspends his boxing license and strips him of his heavyweight title.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The song strips the original’s iconic beefy melody down for parts, replacing it with tinny drumbeats and a minimal synthline, a sound that would become electroclash’s hallmark.
—Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
Gallup strips out the roughly 2 billion people worldwide who are informally employed.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
But Grundy is banking on movement in Congress to support a bill that strips back the 2025 hemp-banning language while also regulating intoxicating hemp more than the 2018 farm bill did to root out bad actors in the industry and make industrial hemp more stable in the long term.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2026
Laughton, also a producer, supposedly forced the movie to reveal key information about his mysterious character far too early, which strips it of potential tension.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
That means Congress can't pass a law to take away that right, and the president can't issue an executive order that strips it away.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
Weatherproof outdoor power strips can be purchased for any outdoor jobs, and specialized industrial strips exist for high-voltage uses.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 16 May 2026
Tupi serves coffee drinks, beer and wine, as well as Brazilian-style tapas, such as heart of palm salad and chicken strips or brisket sliders with a Brazilian BBQ sauce.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Cut each third crossways into six 1 1/2-inch strips to make 36 strips total.
—Shelly Westerhausen Worcel, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026
The Florida Legislature also passed a bill this year that decriminalized xylazine test strips.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Hang strips of tape around your porch or front door to deter birds from landing there.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
In a letter last month, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration notified federal grant recipients that the government would no longer pay for test strips and kits that help drug users see if their drugs contain highly-lethal additives.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 13 May 2026
This financial metric strips out one-time gains or losses to focus on a company’s core business.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 13 May 2026
The pursuit ended through the use of spike strips to stop the vehicle at the intersection of Broadway and Hazel Avenue in Aurora, the release said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Verb
Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon, thinks the annual rate of inflation will surpass 4% in May, while core inflation (which strips out volatile food and energy costs) will approach 3%.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 May 2026
Coke's organic revenue, which strips out acquisitions, divestitures and currency, rose 10% in the quarter.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
He is arrested and the New York State Athletic Commission suspends his boxing license and strips him of his heavyweight title.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The song strips the original’s iconic beefy melody down for parts, replacing it with tinny drumbeats and a minimal synthline, a sound that would become electroclash’s hallmark.
—Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026
Gallup strips out the roughly 2 billion people worldwide who are informally employed.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 13 Apr. 2026
But Grundy is banking on movement in Congress to support a bill that strips back the 2025 hemp-banning language while also regulating intoxicating hemp more than the 2018 farm bill did to root out bad actors in the industry and make industrial hemp more stable in the long term.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2026
Laughton, also a producer, supposedly forced the movie to reveal key information about his mysterious character far too early, which strips it of potential tension.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
That means Congress can't pass a law to take away that right, and the president can't issue an executive order that strips it away.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strips
Noun
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Among them were 11 canvas ribbons, in shades of purple, from Temple Beth Orr in Coral Springs.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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The gown was hammered green satin, black lace inlays and a fringe of Dior threads, ribbons, and beads.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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In part, this was because Riley, who is fifty-five, wore a gargantuan, lumpy tomato-red felt hat with a wide brim, like the cowboy hat worn by Quick Draw McGraw in the old Hanna-Barbera cartoons.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Hank Kennedy chronicles the Nazi war on cartoons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 May 2026
Verb
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This scenario deprives producers, sales agents, and distributors of global monetization opportunities across all types of films, while frustrating audiences who discover these titles but can’t watch them.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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To consider the challenge to the new districts in a way that’s fair to voters, courts will have to consider whether DeSantis acted in a way that deprives them of their right to choose their own members of Congress.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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The memo even explicitly bans Stars and Stripes from publishing comic strips.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2026
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Besides brewery ads, comic strips, editorials and history lessons all leaned into this idea.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Strips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strips. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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