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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 swipe
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 stripe
Karlee Provenza, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
In a nod to menswear, the A Simple Favor actress layered her shirt with a lime green vest, which was also embellished with thick white stripes.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026
Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
This bird has an arrow-straight beak and is mostly striped and spotted black and white, with males sporting a red patch on the back of their head.
—Kier Holmes, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Hunters, anglers, hikers, conservationists, landowners, and working families span every political stripe in our states.
—Karlee Provenza, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
In a nod to menswear, the A Simple Favor actress layered her shirt with a lime green vest, which was also embellished with thick white stripes.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
Another teen donned orange and green-striped overalls.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
This bird has an arrow-straight beak and is mostly striped and spotted black and white, with males sporting a red patch on the back of their head.
—Kier Holmes, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripe
streak
Verb
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Our knees were buckling, and mud streaked our legs.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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Tears — and mascara — streaked her cheeks.—
Howard Fendrich,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Stripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripe. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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