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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
Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Along with its main collection that included the introduction of the new Maro geometric bag with loose napa leather strips knotted on the sides, Serapian displayed iterations of its iconic styles revisited by British designer Bethan Laura Wood.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Cover edge of crust with strips of foil.
—Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
The fan-favorite sandwich stars three crispy strips, which are topped with Monterey Jack cheese, and smothered in Buffalo Sauce and Creamy Buttermilk Ranch and served on one of the chain’s famous five-inch buns.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Whitening strips also do not work on crowns, fillings, veneers, implants, and other similar products.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 25 Sep. 2025
Sour Patch Kids now come in candy strips, Hillshire Farm sandwich meats are available in three flavors and Garnier Fructis has introduced a new haircare system.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Carbon fiber rods stand in for the woodpecker’s beak, while bent carbon fiber strips work in place of the hyoid bone.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
The restaurant was missing sanitizer test strips, and a wiping towel stored on the counter had zero sanitizer.
—Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
To survive a ruthless winnowing—to go from one of about 16,000 high-school quarterbacks each year to one of the 10 good ones in the NFL to one of the three or so each generation who earn the Hall of Fame’s gold jacket—hones certain traits within them and strips others away.
—Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
The Kremlin claims these soldiers are mercenaries — a label that immediately strips them of their combatant rights, protection under international humanitarian law and prisoner-of-war status.
—Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Lucas Retzler, a 6-foot, 255-pound senior defensive tackle, strips the ball from Hampshire’s running back and returns fumble 70 yards for a TD in Jacobs 53-13 win over Hampshire.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Critics say the legislation is an overreach that strips faculty of rights.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2025
Removing the 2025 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) strips critical insight into leadership, fairness, inclusion and morale.
—Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was higher than the 3% expected by economists polled by Reuters.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Below, Williams strips back the layers of the funny and poignant series.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
Meanwhile, the operations supervisor in the tower was focused on trying to fix a printer which prints strips of paper with flight information and had jammed.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Along with its main collection that included the introduction of the new Maro geometric bag with loose napa leather strips knotted on the sides, Serapian displayed iterations of its iconic styles revisited by British designer Bethan Laura Wood.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Cover edge of crust with strips of foil.
—Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
The fan-favorite sandwich stars three crispy strips, which are topped with Monterey Jack cheese, and smothered in Buffalo Sauce and Creamy Buttermilk Ranch and served on one of the chain’s famous five-inch buns.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Whitening strips also do not work on crowns, fillings, veneers, implants, and other similar products.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 25 Sep. 2025
Sour Patch Kids now come in candy strips, Hillshire Farm sandwich meats are available in three flavors and Garnier Fructis has introduced a new haircare system.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Carbon fiber rods stand in for the woodpecker’s beak, while bent carbon fiber strips work in place of the hyoid bone.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
The restaurant was missing sanitizer test strips, and a wiping towel stored on the counter had zero sanitizer.
—Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Unlike chocolate bars, the capsules provide a concentrated dose without sugar or fat – though processing often strips chocolate of antioxidants.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
To survive a ruthless winnowing—to go from one of about 16,000 high-school quarterbacks each year to one of the 10 good ones in the NFL to one of the three or so each generation who earn the Hall of Fame’s gold jacket—hones certain traits within them and strips others away.
—Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
The Kremlin claims these soldiers are mercenaries — a label that immediately strips them of their combatant rights, protection under international humanitarian law and prisoner-of-war status.
—Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Lucas Retzler, a 6-foot, 255-pound senior defensive tackle, strips the ball from Hampshire’s running back and returns fumble 70 yards for a TD in Jacobs 53-13 win over Hampshire.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Critics say the legislation is an overreach that strips faculty of rights.
—Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2025
Removing the 2025 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) strips critical insight into leadership, fairness, inclusion and morale.
—Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was higher than the 3% expected by economists polled by Reuters.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Below, Williams strips back the layers of the funny and poignant series.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strips
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Check out our top holiday decor picks below, with everything from tartan table settings to gingham ornaments and ribbons for your Christmas tree.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Each textured toy is perfectly sized for little hands to explore their tactile surfaces, adorned with ribbons and crinkly fabrics.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Johnson put the toy/comics/cartoons franchise on his large shoulders playing the machine-gunning Cobra hater.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Without acknowledging it, this bookstore is a synthesis of every experiment in children’s literature from Babar the Elephant and the Pere Castor series in France to Mickey Mouse and cartoons in the United States, via innovative graphic design in Czechoslovakia and Russia in the interwar period.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Gaines argues since Title IX guarantees men and women equal opportunities to compete in athletics, permitting transgender female athletes to compete deprives other women athletes.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The problem is that standing water in the soil deprives roots of oxygen.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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He was featured in tiny comic strips wrapped around pieces of Bazooka bubble gum.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The postwar best-seller Tezuka borrowed heavily from American newspaper comic strips and Walt Disney; Hayao Miyazaki has long praised France’s Mœbius.—
Matt Alt,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Strips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strips. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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