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 But the closest Fleming ever came to describing Bond outside the books was while working with cartoonist John McLusky in the late 1950s on a comic strip for the Daily Express. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 Unlike the James Whitcomb Riley poem, however, the comic strip’s target audience was not children. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 The animation style is simple and stylized, like an old comic strip, with bold use of color and shadow that creates real atmosphere and danger. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026 More recently, one art critic compared a Harry Kane bronze statue to a comic strip character. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for comic strip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comic strip
  1. cartoon
  2. strip
  3. funny
  4. comic
Noun
  • There’s a dazzling variety available, from madeleine pans to cartoon character pans to massive stacks of wedding cake pans, both round and square.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The character creator is impressive, too, with a huge number of unlockable outfits and accessories, as well as classic alien races from the movies and cartoons.
    — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of cartoon
Noun
  • The operator did not know where the chlorine test strips were located.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The meat ranges from Japanese wagyu to beef cheeks, bone-in New York strip and pork sausage.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 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
  • But assessing the audience a comic might draw is still only one way of testing whether something will work on screen.
    — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The very creation of the industry was verging on the comic in its breakneck brio.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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