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a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
singers of every stripe will perform at the benefit concert
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as in swipe
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the prisoner was sentenced to receive 20 stripes with a bamboo pole
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Recent Examples of stripe
Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Michigan has also contributed innovations to traffic safety, from the traffic light to the center line stripes.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2025
Follow the red and white striped fire escape to the cozy lounge, styled after '50s-era Japanese GI bars by set designer Jennifer Long.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
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Noun
This Japanese heron is better dressed than our great blues, with a white stripe on its waistcoat and a gleaming black beak.
—Rebecca Chace
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Michigan has also contributed innovations to traffic safety, from the traffic light to the center line stripes.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
Verb
Hoping to learn more, the authors of the new study analyzed around 130 volcanic rocks from Afar and the Main Ethiopian Rift and used mathematical models to reveal that the region’s plume is asymmetrical and striped, with different bands of different chemical components.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2025
Follow the red and white striped fire escape to the cozy lounge, styled after '50s-era Japanese GI bars by set designer Jennifer Long.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stripe
streak
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The nerves were palpable throughout before Vondroušová streaked away with the deciding set, taking the match 7-6 (12-10), 4-6, 6-2.—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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The presidential residence now features a large painting of Trump pumping his right fist in the air with blood streaked across his face after being shot.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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“Stripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripe. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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