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
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The poster depicts a cartoon skeleton on a phone.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Here's what to know about this week's episode of South Park and where to watch the cartoon comedy.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Dogs and cats are often portrayed as natural enemies in films, cartoons and even everyday folklore—but Nova the pit bull and her orange-tabby companion clearly never got the memo.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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The end of this episode felt like the climax of a Scooby-Doo cartoon.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The poster depicts a cartoon skeleton on a phone.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Here's what to know about this week's episode of South Park and where to watch the cartoon comedy.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Dogs and cats are often portrayed as natural enemies in films, cartoons and even everyday folklore—but Nova the pit bull and her orange-tabby companion clearly never got the memo.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartoon
Noun
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Both are based on cute-but-slight comedy sketches.—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep. 2025
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In addition to pictures of the tour, the book also includes photos of designer sketches, costumes, instruments, and set pieces, and there are even reflections of the tour written by Taylor Swift.—
Jessica Comstock,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Though Brock Purdy threw over 300 yards in his return from injury, the Jaguars' defense caused five turnovers, including a strip sack that sealed the game in the fourth quarter.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry on Monday reported that 50 more people had been killed and 184 injured across the strip in the previous 24 hours.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Her only acting credit so far is a short parody sketch called AI Commissioner.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Aimee Lou Wood doesn’t regret criticizing Saturday Night Live over their parody of her character on The White Lotus.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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After outlining that corrupt deal, Du Bois dissects how scholarship sympathetic to the northern interests then rewrote Reconstruction’s history, turning the period into a fable of failure while caricaturing Black political leadership and widespread democratic participation.—
Zephyr Teachout,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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These projects are often caricatured, but their strategic logic is clear: build new clusters, catalyze supply chains and skills, and crowd in private capital.—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Did anyone win the last Powerball drawing?—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Powerball jackpot continues to grow after no one matched all six Powerball numbers to win Monday's drawing.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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The comic released her memoir, Leslie F**ing Jones, in 2023.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The comic won two Eisner Awards and was nominated for three GLAAD Media Awards.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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The uproar was centered around conservative outcry over a joke Kimmel told last week about the suspect accused of shooting Charlie Kirk.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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This leads to many, many, many jokes about Chad’s diminished mental capacity, including references to Radio, Slingblade and more.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Announced on stage here at Iberseries & Platino Industria in Madrid, Spain, by SkyShowtime Chief Content Officer Kai Finke (pictured), the series is another co-production with Secuoya Studios and Stellarmedia, the co-production team behind SkyShowtime original series Shades (Matices).—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mariel Mercedes never pictured herself in Washington DC, speaking about the importance of mental health services with members of Congress — a subject close to her heart.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Cartoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartoon. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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