comic strip

noun

Definition of comic stripnext
as in cartoon
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults

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Recent Examples of comic strip More recently, one art critic compared a Harry Kane bronze statue to a comic strip character. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 Tamaki adds that the joke driving the original concept was that the story wasn’t about magic, despite its presence in both the world and the title of the comic strip. — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 23 June 2026 Later, read the captions aloud together like a comic strip. — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 22 June 2026 He is credited with shaking up modern photography with narrative forms often told like a comic strip, supplemented with his own, often poetic, handwritten captions and titles. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for comic strip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comic strip
  1. cartoon
  2. strip
  3. funny
  4. comic
Noun
  • His north star was Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Robert Zemeckis’ 1988 classic that remains the gold standard of the cartoon hybrid form — and was told through the unexpected cinephilic lens of film noir.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
  • That, of course, is exactly why those cartoons were impossibly great.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cartoon
Noun
  • When rolling, it is recommended to run the pasta through a pasta machine at the thickest setting first, then fold the pasta strip over itself into 3 thicknesses and repeat, before moving down a setting.
    — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a 160-mile-long strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of strip
Noun
  • Another thing Rylo’s got going for him is his penchant for being laugh-out-loud funny.
    — Drew Millard, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
  • Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Definition of funny
Noun
  • The Scottish comic continues to be managed by Rick Hughes at Off the Kerb.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Four years ago, the comic, a household name in the world’s fourth-most populous country, decided to start over in America.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 July 2026
Definition of comic

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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strip. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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