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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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Paramount Pictures’ president of the motion picture group Michael Ireland originally oversaw the project throughout its development at 20th Century Fox before acquiring it in turnaround from Disney and bringing it to Paramount under current studio head Brian Robbins.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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The film will be among the 21 titles competing at the festival, running against other major motion pictures.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
22 July 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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In 2024, Samsung launched its first phone with AI features.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Luckily, Meta has released several new features aimed at protecting teens on their two biggest platforms: Facebook and Instagram.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Luckily, Jack steps in to save the day, and the scene ends with a sweet moment as Ozzy pulls his son into a hug to watch a documentary.—
Maya Salam,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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But the Eagles documentary is another step in the direction of NFL content, outside of the live games that many consumers are accessing through streaming services via their Roku devices.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
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While some dogs eagerly follow the moving pictures and even try to interact with them, others don’t seem to care what's on TV at all.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
17 July 2025
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Having got into moving pictures during its New Jersey infancy alongside Thomas Edison, Fox was in a powerful position to make a move for MGM.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
3 July 2025
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Lively and engaging animations and cartoon drawings were designed by an in-house artist team and are dotted across the website, offering educational snippets to pet parents.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The cartoon president then grabs his collar and smirks at Satan before the teaser heads into other territory.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 July 2025
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These gingham shorts are long enough to fully cover my derriere, while still showing off my legs.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
28 July 2025
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The Field & Stream men's slinger nylon fishing shorts are crafted from quick-drying nylon to keep you comfortable on and off the water.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
28 July 2025
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The film was likewise a success and served as a launching pad for Elgort's career.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The longest the world has ever gone without a Bond movie since the first movie, Dr. No, was released in 1962 was six years — between the Timothy Dalton–starring 1989 film License to Kill and Pierce Brosnan’s introduction in 1995’s GoldenEye.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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