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a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
singers of every stripe will perform at the benefit concert
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as in swipes
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the prisoner was sentenced to receive 20 stripes with a bamboo pole
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Recent Examples of stripes
Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
Seen from above, thin yellow stripes crisscross its head and back like a network, a similar pattern as giraffes or pythons.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The singer paired the look with a white button-down dress shirt and completed the sartorial statement with a burgundy tie featuring stripes.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
Seen from above, thin yellow stripes crisscross its head and back like a network, a similar pattern as giraffes or pythons.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
European political leaders of such varied ideological stripes as the Social Democratic defense minister of Germany, Boris Pistorius, and the Conservative candidate for the country’s chancellorship, Friedrich Merz, agree that defense spending needs to increase significantly.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
The play For the remainder of the game, one team plays stripes and the other is solid.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
European political leaders of such varied ideological stripes as the Social Democratic defense minister of Germany, Boris Pistorius, and the Conservative candidate for the country’s chancellorship, Friedrich Merz, agree that defense spending needs to increase significantly.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
The play For the remainder of the game, one team plays stripes and the other is solid.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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The singer paired the look with a white button-down dress shirt and completed the sartorial statement with a burgundy tie featuring stripes.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
Seen from above, thin yellow stripes crisscross its head and back like a network, a similar pattern as giraffes or pythons.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
The singer paired the look with a white button-down dress shirt and completed the sartorial statement with a burgundy tie featuring stripes.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 7 Jan. 2025
Seen from above, thin yellow stripes crisscross its head and back like a network, a similar pattern as giraffes or pythons.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
European political leaders of such varied ideological stripes as the Social Democratic defense minister of Germany, Boris Pistorius, and the Conservative candidate for the country’s chancellorship, Friedrich Merz, agree that defense spending needs to increase significantly.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
The play For the remainder of the game, one team plays stripes and the other is solid.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
European political leaders of such varied ideological stripes as the Social Democratic defense minister of Germany, Boris Pistorius, and the Conservative candidate for the country’s chancellorship, Friedrich Merz, agree that defense spending needs to increase significantly.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
The play For the remainder of the game, one team plays stripes and the other is solid.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Stripes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripes. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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