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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
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
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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animated cartoon
Noun
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Naito took over for Mireille Soria, who lead the motion picture studio’s animation arm.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Lockhart was also the recipient of two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one recognizing her motion picture work, the other honoring her television career.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 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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Movies were paired with overtures and intermissions rather than short subjects or promotional trailers.—
Cory Stillman,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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This black turtleneck sweater is designed in a soft cotton and modal blend and features ribbed trim at the collar, cuffs, and hem.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Every backpack has its own unique features—some can fit snuggly under a plane seat, while others come in a water-resistant and lightweight material.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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Breakthrough producer nominations go to Wyn Baptiste for activism documentary Shoot the People, Charlotte Knowles for cross-border doc Palestine Comedy Club, Joann Kushner for screenlife heist movie LifeHack and Dhiraj Mahey for social-realist coming-of-age drama Ish.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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Fujimoto shoots in an almost documentary-like, fly-on-the-wall style from the very beginning, but this isn’t to say that the film is cold or analytical in its depiction of this story.—
Kambole Campbell,
IndieWire,
3 Nov. 2025
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From the very birth of the moving picture in the late 19th century, the revolutionary medium has had an inherent fascination with its own creation.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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The idea of 24 frames a second, something that is hard to grasp, but in this sequence, in this flow, becomes a seamless moving picture is juxtaposed with with this gas inside of this tube which becomes an eternal glow.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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The first Winnie-the-Pooh book was published in 1926, and in honor of Pooh’s 100th birthday, Life magazine put together a special issue commemorating this beloved cartoon.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
29 Oct. 2025
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In the late 1800's and early 1900's, editorial cartoons regularly attacked Irish, Italian, Chinese and Jewish immigrants.—
NPR,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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The film was based on her Sundance-premiering short.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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The team self-funded an initial short, which later won a Webby, then used a drop of 10,000 high-fidelity digital collectibles as a crowdfunding mechanism.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic spanning from Kafka’s birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post–World War I Vienna, Holland’s film captures both the man and the myth, revealing the writer’s creative vision, alienation, and lasting cultural imprint.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Godard’s ode to American movies that required only a girl and a gun begat freak-flag-flying films like Slacker, which begat Linklater’s career, characterized by him following his own muse.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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