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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
Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Beware of Burn If your lawn has brown stripes or patches shortly after fertilizing, the cause might be fertilizer burn.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2025
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
Hailey wore an oversized cream trench coat, with a thick navy and cream Breton striped top underneath, cropped navy flared pants, and black mules.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Fan reaction to the announcement Nike has drawn criticism for breaking away with the club’s traditional red and white stripes, with innovations including curved or wavey stripes, faded designs and introducing blue stripes into the jersey.
—Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Beware of Burn If your lawn has brown stripes or patches shortly after fertilizing, the cause might be fertilizer burn.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
Set against the coastal landscape of Sicily, the movie follows the skaters doing their tricks, plunging in the Mediterranean Sea and engaging with a local, perhaps a fisherman, wearing a C.P. Palace striped T-shirt.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
Hailey wore an oversized cream trench coat, with a thick navy and cream Breton striped top underneath, cropped navy flared pants, and black mules.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Stripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripe. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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