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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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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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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
Dina Litovsky, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Or a strip of tinsel had been granted a wish to be human for the day.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024
Isle Royale, Michigan Isle Royale strips nature down to its raw essentials on hiking trails through lofty forests and endless vistas of water.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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Louise’s strips are also explicitly influenced by Josephine Baker.
—Dina Litovsky, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Or a strip of tinsel had been granted a wish to be human for the day.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
Both Boyer, who formerly led the union's Stellantis department, and Mock had been stripped of responsibilities, and both have internal union appeals pending.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024
Isle Royale, Michigan Isle Royale strips nature down to its raw essentials on hiking trails through lofty forests and endless vistas of water.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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North Carolina At the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, a Christmas tree stands over 35 feet tall in the estate’s Banquet Hall, draped with thousands of twinkling lights, intricate ornaments, and luxurious ribbons.Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Grocery store floral departments and big box stores are full of live plants packaged in foil and ribbons, ready for holiday gift-giving.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
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Continue reading … Click here for more cartoons… MEDIA PULLING THE STRINGS – Liberals push talking point that Elon Musk is truly the incoming president instead of Trump.Fox News, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Paty was killed outside his school near Paris on Oct. 16, 2020, days after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a debate on free expression.Tom Nouvian and Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
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Then, Alvarez undressed and proceeded to take a shower with the door and shower curtain open.E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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The current House Republican Farm Bill language would halt the progress that has been made, repeat the failures of the past, and deprive millions of struggling households of billions in food benefits.Molly Wasow Park, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors argued Spencer often would strategically give or withhold drugs from his victims, deprive them of sleep and food and threaten them with firearms or extreme physical violence, such as strangling them.Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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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
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One of the writers is African-American cartoonist Robb Armstrong, who created the Jump Start comic strip.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
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Over the next few years, the Victoria’s Secret runway show became the Met Ball of the disrobed.Danielle Pergament, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
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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
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The Emmy-winning comic is also a trailblazing WNBA fan and an entrepreneur looking to grow her legacy.Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
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The comic focuses on a group of high school outcasts, but individual groups could be old college theatre kids, a dysfunctional rock band and more.Rob Wieland, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strip. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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