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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
Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
Test Kitchen Tips For a neater appearance, choose bacon that comes in long, skinny strips.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Slice the stalks into thin strips and drop them into the ice water.
—Katie Parla, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2025
The grocery haul included chicken strips, cilantro, pretzel buns, a bag of salad, potato salad, bananas, potatoes and milk.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Since her company's launch last year, it's distributed more than 15,000 test strips and generated over $35,000 in revenue.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
Ash wood is the most suitable to be made into pliable, resilient strips, perfect for weaving into baskets.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Repeat process with remaining dough strips and franks.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Due to its reputation and reality, the city has distributed about 100,000 doses of naloxone in 2023, along with 180,000 fentanyl test strips and nearly 50,000 xylazine test strips, according to the PDPH.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The suit argues firing workers during the shutdown is an abuse of power that strips federal employees of back-pay rights and violates agencies’ statutory duties.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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
Noun
To layer on even more savory goodness, cook 6 strips of bacon in the skillet for 6 minutes.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025
Test Kitchen Tips For a neater appearance, choose bacon that comes in long, skinny strips.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
Slice the stalks into thin strips and drop them into the ice water.
—Katie Parla, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2025
The grocery haul included chicken strips, cilantro, pretzel buns, a bag of salad, potato salad, bananas, potatoes and milk.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
Since her company's launch last year, it's distributed more than 15,000 test strips and generated over $35,000 in revenue.
—Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 2025
Ash wood is the most suitable to be made into pliable, resilient strips, perfect for weaving into baskets.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Repeat process with remaining dough strips and franks.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Due to its reputation and reality, the city has distributed about 100,000 doses of naloxone in 2023, along with 180,000 fentanyl test strips and nearly 50,000 xylazine test strips, according to the PDPH.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
Organic sales — which strips out the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and foreign currency — increased 2% in the quarter.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The suit argues firing workers during the shutdown is an abuse of power that strips federal employees of back-pay rights and violates agencies’ statutory duties.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strips
Noun
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Plus, the twirls on the cup are also inspired by the garlands and velvet ribbons that the coffee shops hang up for the holidays.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Daguerreotypes, jewelry, and laptops were also taken, as were memorabilia such as political pins and award ribbons.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the late 1800's and early 1900's, editorial cartoons regularly attacked Irish, Italian, Chinese and Jewish immigrants.—
NPR,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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These often casual racist depictions lasted well into the 20th century through mediums such as political cartoons, sports commentary and other popular culture.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After an awesomely hokey prologue that deprives Det.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Planting these crops too close to apple trees deprives both brassicas and apple trees of nutrients and leads to stunted plants and poor crop yields.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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