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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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His transition into filmmaking came after witnessing early motion picture demonstrations by Auguste Lumière and Louis Lumière in 1895.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The movie, the first motion picture shot entirely on IMAX film, is being released July 17.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
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The film was nominated in the best short subject category, but lost to Snow Bear.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Feb. 2026
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The festival begins Friday and continues through Saturday with more than a dozen film selections, both full features and short subjects.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tech executives have pushed back against similar allegations that their platforms are addictive to young people, pointing to parental controls and other new safety features for minors.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Apple has stumbled in its efforts to deliver new features built on AI, as was promised nearly two years ago.—
Kelvin Chan,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Virl taught his brothers how to tap dance, among other things, it was previously revealed in the Being the Osmonds documentary.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Frank Marshall has claimed his documentary Rachel, Breathe was pulled from ESPN2’s schedule at the last minute.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2026
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Each of them started in the early days of live-TV drama, eventually finding their way into the moving pictures.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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Depending on your location, remaining cozy indoors with a book may be in order or watch a moving picture show on the telly.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
9 Jan. 2026
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The reveal is pretty hilarious with everyone screaming and scrambling around like cartoon characters.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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One thing in the Beavis and Butt-Head sequel fans probably would’ve liked to see is Sarah Sherman as another cartoon character, Tina Belcher from Bob’s Burgers.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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His work fighting to accelerate research into finding a cure is set to be featured in an upcoming documentary short, Ring Every Bell.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, who won an Oscar for his 2016 documentary short, The White Helmets, this series was created in partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
7 Apr. 2026
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His portrayal of Scottish Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson is a truly stunning turn, but ironically, the events of that evening also proved why the film is so necessary right now.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Now the film ends during the Bad tour in 1988.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Animated cartoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animated%20cartoon. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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