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Recent Examples of animated cartoon
Olivia Rodrigo went vintage for Halloween this year, opting to dress up as the iconic animated cartoon character, Betty Boop.
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2022
To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.
—Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 14 June 2022
Like the animated cartoon character of the same name, Lisa Simpson arrived on the scene in 1980s.
—Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2021
The creator of the Nyan Cat meme, which features an animated cartoon cat with a Pop-Tart for a torso, sold an non-fungible token for 300 ether last month, equivalent to nearly $600,000 at the time of sale.
—Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2021
In far-ranging classroom discussions, Dr. Macksey was likely to quote from Greek poetry (in the original Greek, of course) and, on another day, to discuss the animated cartoons of Chuck Jones.
—Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 26 July 2019
To the disappointment of many OG Disney viewers, the first wave of Disney+ releases was missing a few key series from the Disney Channel, namely the two-season animated cartoon The Proud Family.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 7 Jan. 2020
The nine-minute video features photographs and videos of UCSD, but is mostly an animated cartoon that was produced by the California State University system.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2019
The soundtrack from an animated cartoon was blaring.
—Elliott Hester, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2019
Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2022
To the narcissist, all other people are cardboard cutouts, two-dimensional animated cartoon characters, or symbols.
—Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day, 14 June 2022
Like the animated cartoon character of the same name, Lisa Simpson arrived on the scene in 1980s.
—Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2021
The creator of the Nyan Cat meme, which features an animated cartoon cat with a Pop-Tart for a torso, sold an non-fungible token for 300 ether last month, equivalent to nearly $600,000 at the time of sale.
—Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2021
In far-ranging classroom discussions, Dr. Macksey was likely to quote from Greek poetry (in the original Greek, of course) and, on another day, to discuss the animated cartoons of Chuck Jones.
—Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 26 July 2019
To the disappointment of many OG Disney viewers, the first wave of Disney+ releases was missing a few key series from the Disney Channel, namely the two-season animated cartoon The Proud Family.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 7 Jan. 2020
The nine-minute video features photographs and videos of UCSD, but is mostly an animated cartoon that was produced by the California State University system.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2019
The soundtrack from an animated cartoon was blaring.
—Elliott Hester, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animated cartoon
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The Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester will honor the cinematic legacy of George Eastman, who founded the school as well as the Eastman Kodak Company — and is the father of motion picture film.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The motion picture industry also worked diligently to find common ground that moves us forward while preserving first amendment, economic and individual interests.—
Mitch Glazier,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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Full Frame is a qualifying festival for the Academy Award documentary film short subject.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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At the Oscars in February 1954, Walt Disney won four Oscars (all for different films): best documentary feature (The Living Desert), best documentary short subject (The Alaskan Eskimo), best cartoon short subject (Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom) and best two-reel short subject (Bear Country).—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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The company, which has recently released features such as Flow, Hard Truths and My Favourite Cake, plans to launch Post Truth in the second half of June in at least 20 Turkish cities.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
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Pascal isn’t the only performer in the family: Lux has starred in the 2022 feature film California and Amazon original series La Jauria as well as Veinteanero a los 40, a Chilean soap opera.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
28 Apr. 2025
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The episode calls to mind a similar controversy from more than 30 years ago involving PBS and POV, when a documentary short called Stop the Church was abruptly dropped from the network’s programming two weeks before its scheduled broadcast in the summer of 1991.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
18 Apr. 2025
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Three decades later, the documentary Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror looks back on that day, featuring interviews with law enforcement involved in the case and victims of the attack.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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From universities that are as old (or older) than the moving picture itself, to budding programs, the schools on this list collectively offer an impressive array of educators, facilities and lessons to be learned.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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Yeah, there’s this British photographer named Misan Harriman, who takes beautiful, moving pictures at protests.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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Other kids spent Saturday mornings watching cartoons.—
Leena Tailor,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2025
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Continue reading … Click here for more cartoons… MEDIA ‘ABSOLUTELY SICK’ – Parents file federal complaints after school forces 11-year-olds to take explicit health survey.—
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FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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It was featured at the Beijing festival along with his two other features and five shorts.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2025
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In a break with tradition, the opening night will world premiere a selection of five shorts rather than a single feature animation.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
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Internationally, the film added $10.1 million for a worldwide start of $18.1 million.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free newsletter to get the latest trailers, celebrity interviews, film reviews, and more.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Animated cartoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animated%20cartoon. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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