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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
Pat Maio, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Nuriev’s miniature poodle Mishka perked up when chefs began feeding strips of raw duck into a big industrial grinder.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 May 2026
The Downes also make chicken fingers, sandwiches, fish and chips and clam strips.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
Cut them into strips and tie them together with string.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 27 May 2026
Besides the work of securing state money for local projects and organizations, Polsky said in a statement that her biggest accomplishments were legislation requiring cytomegalovirus testing for newborns to prevent permanent hearing loss and expanding access to fentanyl testing strips.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
The man's vehicle was stopped with spike strips on Highway 31 near Berrien Springs, Michigan, after a pursuit, according to the agency.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 24 May 2026
The halter-neck number also featured strips of sparkling crystals, which dripped off of the bodice and skirt.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Frequent chlorine exposure strips hair of its natural protective oils, which can leave it weak and dry.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 May 2026
Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 30 May 2026
From there, the ornamentation strips back, room by room, evolving with the narrative of the album.
—Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
Attorney Adam Moskowitz, who’s won billion in class action suits against corporations, warns that the system once again strips rights from investors.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2026
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
Noun
The nylon fabric panels are sewed together with strips of Kevlar.
—Pat Maio, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
Nuriev’s miniature poodle Mishka perked up when chefs began feeding strips of raw duck into a big industrial grinder.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 May 2026
The Downes also make chicken fingers, sandwiches, fish and chips and clam strips.
—Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
Cut them into strips and tie them together with string.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 27 May 2026
Besides the work of securing state money for local projects and organizations, Polsky said in a statement that her biggest accomplishments were legislation requiring cytomegalovirus testing for newborns to prevent permanent hearing loss and expanding access to fentanyl testing strips.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
The man's vehicle was stopped with spike strips on Highway 31 near Berrien Springs, Michigan, after a pursuit, according to the agency.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 24 May 2026
The halter-neck number also featured strips of sparkling crystals, which dripped off of the bodice and skirt.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 May 2026
Frequent chlorine exposure strips hair of its natural protective oils, which can leave it weak and dry.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 20 May 2026
Verb
This is all because of a process known as ram pressure stripping, where the gravitational pull of another celestial body strips gas away.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 30 May 2026
From there, the ornamentation strips back, room by room, evolving with the narrative of the album.
—Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026
Attorney Adam Moskowitz, who’s won billion in class action suits against corporations, warns that the system once again strips rights from investors.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strips
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So on April 8, Hall filed a request with the city of Boise asking to hold an event at McAuley Park on June 1 and June 30, along with a temporary monthlong display of rainbow flags and ribbons along Harrison.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
1 June 2026
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The first course was a tumble of fresh vegetables, ribbons of zucchini plus Romano beans, sweet peppers and radish from Fireclay Farm, tossed in a delicate bagna cauda dressing.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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Americans of Kokopeli’s vintage are old enough to remember TV-watching as restricted by the times shows went on-air, by the channels their parents paid for, and by the public service announcements they were forced to get through during morning cartoons.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The movie is clearly aimed at a certain audience who watched Saturday morning cartoons back in the day and, if their He-Man figure’s arm broke off, would use Faker as their resident Eternian hero.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Verb
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This method deprives the plant of sunlight and heat, effectively killing it.—
Caroline Biggs,
Martha Stewart,
23 May 2026
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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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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 6 Jun. 2026.
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