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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
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
The dishwasher machine and sanitizer bucket had no sanitizer test strips.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated January 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
For afternoon tea and old-world fine dining with a jazz soundtrack, The Estate House veranda pulls in a warm breeze, and dishes such as lobster and ravioli, and mushroom and truffle velouté with brioche strips wrapped in Italian lardo are served on antique crockery.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
During the pursuit, officers deployed spike strips to flatten the tires.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Fentanyl test strips and naloxone, a nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose, are available at Somerville Public Libraries.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Top with tortilla strips, fresh cilantro, avocado slices, lime slices, and crumbled queso fresco.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
The approach has spawned lots of innovation, the most famous being the development of ubiquitous Post-It Notes, the colorful pads of paper with restickable strips on the back that adhere to virtually any surface.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Sturdy pages are sure to keep all of your sentimental photobooth strips, travel momentos, and love notes safe for years to come.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
This soap never strips the skin of moisture, leaving your face and body perfectly cleansed and your skin barrier stronger than before.
—Olivia Rose Rushing, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
From trad wives to spin classes to caregiving, Smithuijsen reveals how late stage capitalism strips women of agency and traps them in endless cycles of empty consumption and thankless labor.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Juicing also strips most of a fruit’s fiber, which can lead to a faster rise in blood sugar, Langhough said.
—Christina Manian, Health, 31 Dec. 2025
The other, a raggedy, bearded civilian from his country’s military reserve, is less enthused, and often strips off his service greens and his Ottoman-style fez to smoke cigarettes and lounge in the sun.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025
Intent on payback, Bernadine strips all of his clothing from the closet and begins tossing them into his BMW, power-walking between the closet and the vehicle in just a robe and a negligee, carting each load of belongings in a child’s wagon.
—Niela Orr, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
After the best of the album’s crescendos, Ellis strips everything away again, pining for a character named Annie.
—Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 19 Dec. 2025
Organic sales — which strips out the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign currency — increased 2% in the quarter.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
They will be provided as a numeric value that takes away the guesswork of color matching like with urine test strips.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
The dishwasher machine and sanitizer bucket had no sanitizer test strips.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
updated January 23, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
For afternoon tea and old-world fine dining with a jazz soundtrack, The Estate House veranda pulls in a warm breeze, and dishes such as lobster and ravioli, and mushroom and truffle velouté with brioche strips wrapped in Italian lardo are served on antique crockery.
—Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
During the pursuit, officers deployed spike strips to flatten the tires.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Fentanyl test strips and naloxone, a nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose, are available at Somerville Public Libraries.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
Top with tortilla strips, fresh cilantro, avocado slices, lime slices, and crumbled queso fresco.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
The approach has spawned lots of innovation, the most famous being the development of ubiquitous Post-It Notes, the colorful pads of paper with restickable strips on the back that adhere to virtually any surface.
—Kate Vitasek, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Sturdy pages are sure to keep all of your sentimental photobooth strips, travel momentos, and love notes safe for years to come.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
The company strips out nonessential systems and designs each component around mass reduction.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
This soap never strips the skin of moisture, leaving your face and body perfectly cleansed and your skin barrier stronger than before.
—Olivia Rose Rushing, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
From trad wives to spin classes to caregiving, Smithuijsen reveals how late stage capitalism strips women of agency and traps them in endless cycles of empty consumption and thankless labor.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Juicing also strips most of a fruit’s fiber, which can lead to a faster rise in blood sugar, Langhough said.
—Christina Manian, Health, 31 Dec. 2025
The other, a raggedy, bearded civilian from his country’s military reserve, is less enthused, and often strips off his service greens and his Ottoman-style fez to smoke cigarettes and lounge in the sun.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025
Intent on payback, Bernadine strips all of his clothing from the closet and begins tossing them into his BMW, power-walking between the closet and the vehicle in just a robe and a negligee, carting each load of belongings in a child’s wagon.
—Niela Orr, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
After the best of the album’s crescendos, Ellis strips everything away again, pining for a character named Annie.
—Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 19 Dec. 2025
Organic sales — which strips out the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign currency — increased 2% in the quarter.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strips
Noun
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For more than two years, Israelis pinned yellow ribbons to their lapels and gathered to remember the hostages abducted during the deadliest day in the country’s history.—
Sam Metz,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Yard signs, flags, murals, memorials, ribbons and graffiti silently speak volumes of what this city and region have faced, conveying the idea that life here doesn’t move on from grief but instead moves forward hand in hand with it and forever changed by it.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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There was a green Gumby cocktail served, Gumby cartoons on the TVs and Gomez unveiled a huge piñata-like sculpture of the Gumby character as a gift for Marques.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Any of the original 19th-century art on the walls of every bedroom and hallway—from oil paintings to etchings to political cartoons warrant inclusion here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But psychological research does not support the idea that personal growth deprives others.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Drought shrivels the grapes; excessive heat deprives the juice of acidity; too much rain results in rampant mold.—
Nicola Twilley,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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After working various office jobs, Adams created Dilbert in 1989, satirizing white collar work in what became one of the defining comic strips of the 1990s.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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Our daughter learnt how to draw comic strips with an Athenian cartoon artist and was keen to try the photography course and stargazing.—
Jemima Sissons,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
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