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as in ribbon
a long narrow piece of material now tear the paper into strips and fold them up carefully

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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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verb

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Recent Examples of strip
Noun
Our new discovery was the Rajas vegetarian number, which combines strips of roasted poblano peppers and corn in a creamy, cheesy sauce. Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025 Superstore of its products ongoing, including eye drops that may be contaminated with fungus, cucumber that may be contaminated with salmonella, tortilla strips with undeclared allergens and waffles with potential listeria contamination. Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
After Hurley walked out, his assistant coaches finished stripping the paint off the locker room walls. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025 However, even the most junior codebreaker in possession of two messages encrypted with the same pad would be able to strip off the encryption and read both. IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for strip 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Then, Alvarez undressed and proceeded to take a shower with the door and shower curtain open.
    E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The purpose of the pardon is to be used as a check against the other coequal branches of government to protect people from being unfairly punished or having their rights otherwise deprived without due process.
    Samuel Chambers, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Texas passed a law in 2023 requiring public universities to close their diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, offices, depriving the most vulnerable student communities of resources such as scholarships, mental health programs and career workshops.
    Katie Scofield, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Over the next few years, the Victoria’s Secret runway show became the Met Ball of the disrobed.
    Danielle Pergament, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 4 Feb. 2025.

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