caricatured

past tense of caricature

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of caricatured In creative, advanced age is omitted or caricatured, reducing relevance before the message has a chance to work. — Ray Lansigan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 And the ones that do exist were faceless in fields, or caricatured — displayed as subservient property. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 June 2026 In an accompanying cartoon, Spark is caricatured as a sulking giant, tottering above the Tuscan countryside in a pair of high heels. — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026 The first was King George III himself, a monarch often caricatured but in fact more attentive to the British constitutional tradition than his American detractors allowed. — Danielle Allen, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026 This idea of reasonableness is easily caricatured as moral timidity or a bloodless neutrality that drains politics of passion. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 For years, national media caricatured our city as a war zone. — Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 During Newby’s tenure as chief justice, a cartoon has hung in the Supreme Court depicting him as Superman, surrounded by a coterie of conservative appellate justices caricatured as other members of DC Comics’ Justice League. — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caricatured
Verb
  • The couple was so famous that they were often parodied by TV comedians for their lavish lifestyle and Tammy Faye’s abundant makeup.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The couple was so famous that they were often parodied by TV comedians for their lavish lifestyle and Tammy Faye's abundant makeup.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The stance has seen Newsom, who warns the passage of Prop 40 could see an exodus of the super rich from California, mocked and dismissed by fellow Democrats.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed mocked Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy on Saturday, commenting on Portnoy's body and athleticism.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Clifford gates, however, can be imitated by a normal computer.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The rest of the industry watched with envy, then imitated the model.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Caricatured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caricatured. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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