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as in cartoon
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 to undress
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 to deprive
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
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Recent Examples of strip
Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
Finally, there is an LED strip light running around the heel of the mouse.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Adam B. Vary, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Now’s the time to stock up on your daily go-tos, like the Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm, which gets rid of any traces of makeup without stripping the skin of moisture.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Simply apply the Crest 3D whitening strips to your top and bottom teeth for 45 minutes a day.
—Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024
Finally, there is an LED strip light running around the heel of the mouse.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
After Rick wins a bruising late night brawl with one of his charges, Ilana tends to his wounds while Rick is stripped to just his boxer briefs.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Now’s the time to stock up on your daily go-tos, like the Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Balm, which gets rid of any traces of makeup without stripping the skin of moisture.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
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Wide silk chiffon ribbon has enough body to hold a bow nicely.Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Per its tradition, the Honors celebration began the previous evening with a private dinner for recipients and colleagues at the U.S. State Department, where honorees receive their signature ribbons amid praise from colleagues.Paul Harris, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
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This may be a cartoon, but Gunn gives the series’ events a weight that’s earned on its own terms.Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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They were sold in 5lb green cardboard boxes, decorated with images of Christmas trees, snow, a red ribbon, and purple and yellow dinosaur cartoons.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Jamie accepts Claire’s soothing words but still takes the opportunity to begin undressing his love and walking her toward their bed.Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
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Week 11, 7:42 remaining in the second quarter, third-and-7 On third-and-7, against the Rams, Maye motioned running back Antonio Gibson outside to undress the coverage.Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Jordan and her siblings were routinely physically, verbally and mentally abused by their parents, who reportedly chained their children to their beds and deprived them of food and the ability to exercise.Nicholas Rice, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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More concerning for Washington and Tokyo, however, is that the potential replacement of Mr. Yoon would deprive the tripartite alliance of a powerful advocate.Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
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Alcon had the Sony $261 million-global grossing summer family movie The Garfield Movie, based on the Jon Davis comic strip, starring Chris Pratt voicing the big orange cat and Samuel L. Jackson.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
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One of the writers is African-American cartoonist Robb Armstrong, who created the Jump Start comic strip.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
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Over the next few years, the Victoria’s Secret runway show became the Met Ball of the disrobed.Danielle Pergament, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
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The girl was in jail garb; the family has said the girl was asked to disrobe to put on the attire but refused to take off certain items.Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
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There’s a digital painting of an eerie glasshouse overgrown with red roses by Zhang Xiaotong; Too Rich City, a digital video depicting a surreal Chinese cityscape; and a humorous digital comic by Tang Xinrui where a human are the ones ogled by fish at an aquarium.Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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The comic was an entertainment renaissance man who wrote endless lines of poetry, built his own props, and had countless ideas for movies and TV shows that nobody ever took seriously.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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