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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
Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
His name has been cursed on the streets of Sacramento, read off a loathsome strip of paper tucked under the windshield wiper: Grant Nakamura.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
Tim Casey, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
In overtime, Devon Toews stripped Tage Thompson of the puck, went down the ice on a breakaway and scored the game winner for Colorado.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The ribeye is the bestseller followed by filet, New York strip, the steak-lobster combo, and the ribs.
—Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
His name has been cursed on the streets of Sacramento, read off a loathsome strip of paper tucked under the windshield wiper: Grant Nakamura.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
After Jeter’s field goal made it 6-3 with 38 seconds remaining in the half, Notre Dame defensive end RJ Oben stripped the ball from Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton.
—Tim Casey, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
In overtime, Devon Toews stripped Tage Thompson of the puck, went down the ice on a breakaway and scored the game winner for Colorado.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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The bottom of the medal features an inscription with the name of the women's wrestling event in French, and includes the original dark blue silk ribbon attached to the hardware.Natasha Dye, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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In one scene, the ghost of Emily Gibbs returns to the day of her 12th birthday and observes its mundane grace: her mother cooking, neighbors discussing the weather, her younger self searching for a blue hair ribbon.Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
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David Shipley, The Post’s opinion editor, said the cartoon was rejected because the section had published a column on the same subject and had already scheduled another one for publication.Nico Grant, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The other subservient billionaires in the cartoon include Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Sam Altman of OpenAI, and Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of the LA Times.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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In overtime, Tippett took a feed from Noah Cates and undressed Merzlikins on a backhand, prompting a bench-clearing celebration with his teammates.Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Then, Alvarez undressed and proceeded to take a shower with the door and shower curtain open.E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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Ownership’s bent on suppressing dynasties also deprives the league of that special element dynasties bring.Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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However, depriving people of verbal or nonverbal communication can level the playing field, with ants actually performing better in some trials.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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And Lynch was an avid painter and visual artist, who exhibited his work around the world and spent nearly a decade drawing his own comic strip, The Angriest Dog in the World.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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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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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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Nikki Glaser is known for her scathing takedowns on Comedy Central’s roasts — but the comic says a joke at her expense — made by Pete Davidson — still stings.Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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This year, the 82nd annual Golden Globes will feature a hot comic as host, a new network, and plenty of stars hoping success Sunday means Academy Award fame in March.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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