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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
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Video shows officers deploying spike strips to stop the Honda, but the driver led officers on a nearly 30-minute pursuit through city streets and onto the freeway.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The new program expands on an existing effort that Jackson County’s public health authority has in place, which offers free Narcan and fentanyl test strips in newspaper box-like bins in a handful of locations in the county.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Like many of 2000 AD’s strips, Rogue Trooper comes with a very high-concept premise, which is that, in the future, soldiers will have their military skills and personalities transferred onto a microchip that can then be downloaded into a new host, human or otherwise.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Wider use of naloxone, test strips and other harm-reduction tools has helped reduce risk at the margins, though no form of illicit opioid use is safe.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
The restaurant did not have pH testing strips to test water used for storing in-use utensils.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
In 1912, Georges Braque (1882–1963) had glued strips of fake-wood wallpaper onto a pencil-and-gouache still life titled Fruit Dish and Glass, done in the Analytic Cubist style he’d developed with his colleague/competitor/collaborator Pablo Picasso (1881–1973).
—Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Use strips of cotton cloth to loosely secure the stems to the trellis as needed.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
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
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, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
Authorities deployed spike strips, but the suspect maneuvered around them and kept going, leading police on a chase that lasted nearly 30 minutes before heading onto the Bay Bridge.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Video shows officers deploying spike strips to stop the Honda, but the driver led officers on a nearly 30-minute pursuit through city streets and onto the freeway.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The new program expands on an existing effort that Jackson County’s public health authority has in place, which offers free Narcan and fentanyl test strips in newspaper box-like bins in a handful of locations in the county.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
Like many of 2000 AD’s strips, Rogue Trooper comes with a very high-concept premise, which is that, in the future, soldiers will have their military skills and personalities transferred onto a microchip that can then be downloaded into a new host, human or otherwise.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Wider use of naloxone, test strips and other harm-reduction tools has helped reduce risk at the margins, though no form of illicit opioid use is safe.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
The restaurant did not have pH testing strips to test water used for storing in-use utensils.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
In 1912, Georges Braque (1882–1963) had glued strips of fake-wood wallpaper onto a pencil-and-gouache still life titled Fruit Dish and Glass, done in the Analytic Cubist style he’d developed with his colleague/competitor/collaborator Pablo Picasso (1881–1973).
—Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Use strips of cotton cloth to loosely secure the stems to the trellis as needed.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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
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, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strips
Noun
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Designed to serve 2 and ready in just 15 minutes, this no-sweat side dish feels elegant thanks to the dainty ribbons of rainbow carrots.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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That seems like total nonsense to David Brooks, owner of Just Bulbs, a third-generation bulb man who warehouses incandescents like a typewriter repairman stocking ribbons.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2026
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For many attendees, the convention is known to be an epicenter and safe space to celebrate anime and cartoons.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The section also includes editorials, columns by syndicated and local guest writers, political cartoons, and letters to the editor.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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 1 May. 2026.
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