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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
Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
The facility was missing sanitizer testing strips.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Allergies, congestion and structural issues are all addressable with medication, saline sprays, nasal strips or an ENT evaluation.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
That waxy layer on leaves is a natural defense mechanism for plants — and dish soap strips it away, giving the vinegar or other active ingredients direct access to do their work.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The drug will not trigger a positive result on standard fentanyl test strips.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, given the high winds, the team on the Rollinses land decided to burn back to the black line in smaller strips instead of one roaring blaze.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Restaurants, retail strips, and conference centers blur together.
—Big Think, 20 Mar. 2026
With her hair piled atop her head, Olandria walked the carpet in a custom Pajtim Raci creation featuring two strips of fabric covering her chest and meeting at her neck and a sheer sarong-style skirt.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Beyond the physical pain of a torn ligament or a broken bone, a sports injury often strips a young athlete of a big part of their identity.
—Ian McMahan, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The sequel strips Grace of what made her special and merely pays lip service to the first one’s worldview, representing the antagonists as generically incompetent hedonists.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to look at whether such court reviews of the process, to get around the fact that the law specifically strips courts of their role in reviewing TPS determinations, are lawful.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2026
The bill, which strips power from local governments in favor of state law, gave some conservative lawmakers pause.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Yes, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation — the core PCE index — strips out the impact of food and direct energy costs because those tend to be more volatile and central bankers want to focus on underlying trends.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
The heat triggers a chemical reaction that strips the oxygen away, leaving behind carbon monoxide as a byproduct.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
The music director, Jacob Ashworth, strips it down to five performers, plus a few chairs and some fog.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
Betts has partnerships with Venmo, Sprouts and NYX Cosmetics, for example, and Kiki Rice has linked up with Neutrogena, CVS and Command strips.
—Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026
The facility was missing sanitizer testing strips.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Allergies, congestion and structural issues are all addressable with medication, saline sprays, nasal strips or an ENT evaluation.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
That waxy layer on leaves is a natural defense mechanism for plants — and dish soap strips it away, giving the vinegar or other active ingredients direct access to do their work.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The drug will not trigger a positive result on standard fentanyl test strips.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, given the high winds, the team on the Rollinses land decided to burn back to the black line in smaller strips instead of one roaring blaze.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Restaurants, retail strips, and conference centers blur together.
—Big Think, 20 Mar. 2026
With her hair piled atop her head, Olandria walked the carpet in a custom Pajtim Raci creation featuring two strips of fabric covering her chest and meeting at her neck and a sheer sarong-style skirt.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
In theory, the format strips out unfair competitive advantages, reduces conference matchups in the early rounds, offers access to better venues and opens attendance to a broader swath of college hockey fans.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Beyond the physical pain of a torn ligament or a broken bone, a sports injury often strips a young athlete of a big part of their identity.
—Ian McMahan, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
The sequel strips Grace of what made her special and merely pays lip service to the first one’s worldview, representing the antagonists as generically incompetent hedonists.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to look at whether such court reviews of the process, to get around the fact that the law specifically strips courts of their role in reviewing TPS determinations, are lawful.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2026
The bill, which strips power from local governments in favor of state law, gave some conservative lawmakers pause.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
Yes, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation — the core PCE index — strips out the impact of food and direct energy costs because those tend to be more volatile and central bankers want to focus on underlying trends.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
The heat triggers a chemical reaction that strips the oxygen away, leaving behind carbon monoxide as a byproduct.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
The music director, Jacob Ashworth, strips it down to five performers, plus a few chairs and some fog.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strips
Noun
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Drawing inspiration from Italian stracciatella and Chinese egg drop soups, two of my all-time favorites, the broth is lightly seasoned, then bolstered with leafy greens and gingery egg ribbons.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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The girls danced and sang to Taylor Swift blaring through speakers, their ponytails tied up with red sparkly ribbons and their small hands waving shiny pom-poms as their giggles filled the football field.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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There are no Saturday-morning cartoons anymore, because who cares what’s on at what time?—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Instead, first-time director Fergus Campbell drops us directly into Cleo’s world — no parents, no rules and every authority figure is obscured, like the unintelligible adults in Peanuts cartoons.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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By misclassifying these workers as independent contractors, says the complaint, Campbell’s deprives them of the bundle of rights employees enjoy, including minimum wage, overtime, expense reimbursement and sick pay.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Department of the Interior’s decision to remove the exhibit deprives park visitors of a full and accurate understanding of American history.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
6 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 2026.
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