1
as in sketch
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene
a political cartoon mocking the state legislature
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2
as in strip
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story
reading the cartoons in the Sunday newspaper
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as in parody
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something
in this biopic the life of a complex man is reduced to a cartoon
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Recent Examples of cartoon
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2025
Examples include Africa United, a comedy about young Rwandan soccer players; The Trial of Jeff David, a true crime podcast detailing the lives of former slaves falsely accused of murder in the 1800s; and Black Enuf, a cartoon about LGBT hip-hop lovers.
—PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Lux immediately wants to use the light inside of the Doctor to build himself a body, because apparently every cartoon wants to be a man.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2025
Some passed the Star & Garter bar, with its cartoon in the window stating ‘Thistle Be Our Season’.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
He’s repeatedly described as the worst of humanity yet consistently treated like a cartoon cutie pie.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2025
Examples include Africa United, a comedy about young Rwandan soccer players; The Trial of Jeff David, a true crime podcast detailing the lives of former slaves falsely accused of murder in the 1800s; and Black Enuf, a cartoon about LGBT hip-hop lovers.
—PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Lux immediately wants to use the light inside of the Doctor to build himself a body, because apparently every cartoon wants to be a man.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2025
Some passed the Star & Garter bar, with its cartoon in the window stating ‘Thistle Be Our Season’.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartoon
Noun
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McVeigh is identified from the first sketch as the renter of the bomb truck.—
Todd Pendleton,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The firm uses sketches, renderings, and 3D-modeling software to visualize and perfect every aspect of the design and to ensure smooth communication with architects, contractors, and artisans.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Convenient, comfy, and cute, these Arizona sandals have come with me all over the world, from Japan to France, and all over the Vegas strip.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2025
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The gold letters of INEOS are emblazoned on the front of the team’s red and black home strip.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Bowen Yang is opening up after Aimee Lou Wood criticized Saturday Night Live's parody of her.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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After the clip went viral, social media exploded with memes, parodies, and backlash.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Aesthetically, each episode has its own look tied to the personality of the character explored, which allowed Pixar to use lots of caricaturing and cartoony effects through mixed media.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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The connection between Nafisi and Bahri is presented with complexity and without sentimentality, neither papering over political differences nor caricaturing Bahri as a generic revolutionary.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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Fantasy 5 is a drawing game that offers tickets starting at $1.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $60 million ahead of Friday’s drawing after no one matched all the winning numbers on Tuesday.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The 2014 comic that provides the inspiration for the show put a lot of work into emphasizing Kamala Khan’s connection to her family and neighborhood, a trick lifted from Marvel’s very first lone teen hero, Spider-Man.—
Nola Pfau,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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That didn't necessarily inspire his Dracula-centric comic now.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump sued Maher in 2013 for $5 million after the comedian made a crass joke about his mother and an orangutan.—
Steff Danielle Thomas,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
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Andrews adds musical interludes, which don’t always work, and brutal jokes, which do.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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To picture this, imagine two stars orbiting each other in a flat plane, like spinning wheels.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Watchmen Emmy winner, pictured speaking on a corded phone, wore a blue-gray suit with a matching tie over a white shirt.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Cartoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartoon. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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