as in cartoon
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults
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Recent Examples of comic strip
Our daughter learnt how to draw comic strips with an Athenian cartoon artist and was keen to try the photography course and stargazing.
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Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
Blondie Boopadoop was, like Betty, a young flapper, and the central character of Chic Young’s newspaper comic strip that debuted in 1930.
—Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Bild Lilli first existed as a comic strip in the German tabloid Bild.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Based on Harold Gray’s comic strip, the Tony-winning musical follows a plucky orphan and her dog who find an unlikely home with Daddy Warbucks.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
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Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
Blondie Boopadoop was, like Betty, a young flapper, and the central character of Chic Young’s newspaper comic strip that debuted in 1930.
—Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Bild Lilli first existed as a comic strip in the German tabloid Bild.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
Based on Harold Gray’s comic strip, the Tony-winning musical follows a plucky orphan and her dog who find an unlikely home with Daddy Warbucks.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comic strip
Noun
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The movie had two sequels and spawned theme-park rides, video games and a TV cartoon series.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Part true crime, part cartoon, a whole lot of weed.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cut each strip of pre-cooked bacon in half, and wrap it around each date, securing it with a toothpick.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
5 Feb. 2026
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After the Tuffah strike, Israeli fire continued across the strip, said hospital officials.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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No mention of whether those shows will be any different than the others or if the khaki-pants-wearing data analyst was simply making a funny.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Sheridan clearly seems to find all this funny more than anything.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The cast includes Black Ops star Hammed Animashaun, Emma Sidi, who played Rose Matafeo’s flatmate in Starstruck, and Al Nash, a viral comic who satirizes social media tropes.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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Since each comic scheduled for the night was allocated 10 minutes, Montoya decided to bump a performer and split the four drop-ins into five minutes each — two early on, and the last two at the end of the night.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strip. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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