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as in cartoons
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 undresses
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 deprives
to take something away from
an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority
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Recent Examples of strips
Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The designer had also requested half-inch reveals, backed by strips of silvery metal, wherever the walls meet the floors.
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Dean Kaufman,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
Lay 2 longest strips across center of pie perpendicular to each other.
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ABC News,
29 June 2026
To gently keep birds out of your planters, check them often and use subtle deterrents like peppermint cotton balls or shiny hanging strips.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Place four strips of parchment paper around the perimeter of a serving platter.
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Martha Stewart,
27 June 2026
Bartlett’s character is like a rock slab, a vestige of an ancient religion, brought to life in overlapping strips of muslin, linen, and leather in shades of dove, cream, gray, and pale blue, with his hood pulled tight around his face and his hands wrapped in mittens.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Pile these sweet-and-sour onion strips on hot dogs, hamburgers, or sandwiches.
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Hannah Agran,
Midwest Living,
26 June 2026
Pop these strips on dry teeth while doing skincare or your makeup, and then brace yourself for a dazzling white outcome.
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Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The nanofiltration strips almost all of the minerals away.
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Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2026
During the same period, comparable sales, a measure of organic growth that strips out the impact of new store openings, declined by 7%.
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Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
But economists have been taking comfort in an underlying inflation measure that strips out food and energy prices.
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Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Guardianship is a life-altering and often permanent legal process that strips disabled adults of control over their life decisions.
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Emily Hoerner,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
If Anthropic maintains safety provisions and OpenAI strips them away, OpenAI gets the contracts and the future advantage.
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Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
The job category, initially called Schedule F and now called Schedule Policy/Career, strips these federal workers of protections meant to prevent political interference.
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Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
Attorney Adam Moskowitz, who’s won billion in class action suits against corporations, warns that the system once again strips rights from investors.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Noun
The vending machine will offer two-dose boxes of naloxone and other hygiene and personal safety tools, including fentanyl test strips, xylazine, barbiturates, condoms and medetomidine.
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Jt Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The designer had also requested half-inch reveals, backed by strips of silvery metal, wherever the walls meet the floors.
—
Dean Kaufman,
Curbed,
30 June 2026
Lay 2 longest strips across center of pie perpendicular to each other.
—
ABC News,
29 June 2026
To gently keep birds out of your planters, check them often and use subtle deterrents like peppermint cotton balls or shiny hanging strips.
—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Place four strips of parchment paper around the perimeter of a serving platter.
—
Martha Stewart,
27 June 2026
Bartlett’s character is like a rock slab, a vestige of an ancient religion, brought to life in overlapping strips of muslin, linen, and leather in shades of dove, cream, gray, and pale blue, with his hood pulled tight around his face and his hands wrapped in mittens.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Pile these sweet-and-sour onion strips on hot dogs, hamburgers, or sandwiches.
—
Hannah Agran,
Midwest Living,
26 June 2026
Pop these strips on dry teeth while doing skincare or your makeup, and then brace yourself for a dazzling white outcome.
—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Verb
The ruling strips out one of the last accountability levers sitting outside the market, and consumer capital has already concluded that the market is now the referee.
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Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The nanofiltration strips almost all of the minerals away.
—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2026
During the same period, comparable sales, a measure of organic growth that strips out the impact of new store openings, declined by 7%.
—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
But economists have been taking comfort in an underlying inflation measure that strips out food and energy prices.
—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Guardianship is a life-altering and often permanent legal process that strips disabled adults of control over their life decisions.
—
Emily Hoerner,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
If Anthropic maintains safety provisions and OpenAI strips them away, OpenAI gets the contracts and the future advantage.
—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
The job category, initially called Schedule F and now called Schedule Policy/Career, strips these federal workers of protections meant to prevent political interference.
—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
Attorney Adam Moskowitz, who’s won billion in class action suits against corporations, warns that the system once again strips rights from investors.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strips
Noun
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The designer also urges homeowners to consider flourishes such as tassels, pom-poms, and ribbons to put this vibrant shade to work in the subtlest ways.
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That joy was bursting at the seams; the kids couldn't wait for the ceremonial ribbons to be cut.
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The convention also featured 17 fan panels held throughout the day, ranging from voice acting and art to discussions on pop culture and nostalgic cartoons.
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In past generations, kids turned on the TV to watch PBS, Saturday morning cartoons, the Disney Channel, or Nickelodeon.
Verb
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Virginia's enforcement of the new ban is a pattern or practice of conduct by the commonwealth's law enforcement officers that deprives the citizens of Virginia of their constitutional right to buy and sell arms protected by the Second Amendment.
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Cleage gives the women plenty of substance, though her novelistic mode — more telling than showing — deprives her drama of style.
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The memo even explicitly bans Stars and Stripes from publishing comic strips.
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Besides brewery ads, comic strips, editorials and history lessons all leaned into this idea.
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“Strips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strips. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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