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noun

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1
as in ribbon
a long narrow piece of material now tear the paper into strips and fold them up carefully

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2
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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strip

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verb

ˈstrip How to pronounce strip (audio)
1
as in to undress
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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2
as in to deprive
to take something away from an indiscretion that resulted in her being stripped of her authority

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Recent Examples of strip
Noun
Busy Bar started with a cardboard box with an LED strip as a stoplight to let coworkers know you’re occupied. — Nina Elder, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 At the meeting, ministry Undersecretary Khaled Al-Raqab told the union that the amount was not a tax, but rather a donation sought by the ministry to help pay civil servants in the strip. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
The singer then wishes viewers good night (in Spanish, of course), before stripping off his shirt and going to bed. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 Gash’s weakest moments come in times like these, when the band strips back its sound into solitary parts that fail to gel. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strip
  1. ribbon
  2. cartoon
  3. undress
  4. deprive
  5. comic strip
  6. disrobe
  7. comic
Noun
  • Shelton, meanwhile, hadn’t realized she was supposed to run through a ribbon.
    — Vivian Yao, Baltimore Sun, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The antenna-like element towering above her head was a structured, sculptural ribbon headpiece custom-designed by the legendary British milliner Philip Treacy, who was honored with the award of excellence at the event.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of ribbon
Noun
  • Now their lives are a haunted, claustrophobic cartoon, and Golyak revels in its theatrical opportunities.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The candle smells of cereal, milk and lemon and is intended to recall the days of watching Saturday morning cartoons and summer.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of cartoon
Verb
  • No one is ignoring that on the other side, Saints quarterback Tyler Shough is capable of undressing the Giants’ secondary if New York’s pass rush doesn’t get home.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Sean Gardner, a once prominent youth gymnastics coach, was sentenced to 90 years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of secretly recording young female students undressing and using the bathroom at a Mississippi gym.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of undress
Verb
  • The Russian nighttime barrage hit 28 substations and other critical energy facilities, depriving more than a half-million people of electricity, heat and running water, Zelenskyy said on social media.
    — SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Disqualifying both lists would have deprived the vast majority of Palestinian voters of their preferred political representation.
    — Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of deprive
Noun
  • The Peanuts advent calendar arrives on the heels of the comic strip’s 75th anniversary in 2025.
    — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The name traces back to Mary Jane, a fictional character in Richard Felton Outcault’s Buster Brown comic strip which debuted in 1902, who often appeared wearing the now iconic shoe style.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of comic strip
Verb
  • The game starts with a 60-second contest to disrobe mannequins decked out in layered bras.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026
  • With an increasing number of thrift stores closing dressing rooms (a move often made to discourage theft), some people disrobe right there in the open.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 22 June 2026
Definition of disrobe
Noun
  • As the movie demonstrates, Macdonald’s credentials as a comic’s comic were unassailable.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Another comic, Bill Scheft, says the people who poked fun at Seinfeld still respected his craftsmanship (and were probably a little jealous of his success).
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of comic

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