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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
Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Naturally, there’s also a glowing LED strip underneath the doors, for no purpose other than to add some more RGB lighting to your home.
—Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The fallout will affect trade — metal and steel products were Ukraine’s second-largest export last year — reduce tax revenues and strip the military of essential materials for armor production.
—Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Noun
This mat's innovative design combines high-quality artificial grass with durable rubber strips for an effective mud-removing outdoor door mat.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Naturally, there’s also a glowing LED strip underneath the doors, for no purpose other than to add some more RGB lighting to your home.
—Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
The company along with most other rival health insurers, has remained dark with few, if any, press releases while companies including UnitedHealth have stripped executive pictures, biographies and other information from websites.
—Bruce Japsen, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The fallout will affect trade — metal and steel products were Ukraine’s second-largest export last year — reduce tax revenues and strip the military of essential materials for armor production.
—Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip
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Curbed shapes in gleaming steel and mirror repeat everywhere, and a white, spiral staircase unfurls like a giant silk ribbon, leading visitors up to a vast ready-to-wear salon set up like some futuristic living room.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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Over 900 people, most acting in unofficial capacities, were awarded medals or ribbons for their efforts in just the marine response after the World Trade Center attack.—
James Kendra,
The Conversation,
20 Jan. 2025
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Hall Syndicate signed him to a deal, and his cartoons began appearing all over the U.S. Feiffer had become an important voice in the day’s events.—
Chris Koseluk,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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Research by political scientist Robert Putnam, referenced in the Netflix documentary Join or Die—named after Franklin’s famous 1754 segmented snake cartoon—shows that civic engagement—whether through joining a club or participating in community organizations—builds trust and strengthens democracy.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
18 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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In their minds, apparently, the only way to grow athletes as productive citizens is to deprive them of the money trough from which the universities and coaches have long been feeding.—
Chris Dorsey,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Moscow is slowly taking territory at the cost of high casualties along the 600-mile (1,000-kilometer) front line in eastern Ukraine and launching intense barrages at Ukraine’s energy system, seeking to deprive Ukrainians of heat and light in the depths of winter.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
16 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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The comic will be published later this year, but in order to rev up interest, Vault will release the first chapter exclusively at local comic shops on Free Comic Book Day 2025.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Jan. 2025
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The comic went on to emphasize the country’s glaring economic inequality while expressing concern for people outside his own wealthy milieu.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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