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Collocations for stripe - noun

1. long narrow line

ADJECTIVE

broad, wide
narrow, thin
bold, dark
subtle
distinctive
diagonal, horizontal, vertical

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stripe + VERB

run
The butterfly is black and white with a blue stripe running down each wing.

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PREPOSITION

with stripes
a white tablecloth with red stripes
stripe across, stripe down
The toad has a distinctive yellow stripe down its back.

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2. (esp. AmE) kind/type

ADJECTIVE

ideological, political
all, any, every, various

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PREPOSITION

of … stripe
Politicians of every stripe have demonstrated a thirst for power.

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