caricatures 1 of 2

plural of caricature
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as in parodies
a poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something that TV network's reporting is a mere caricature of real journalism

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as in spoofs
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect the artist creates caricatures of famous paintings by replacing humans with cats

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caricatures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of caricature

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Recent Examples of caricatures
Noun
Performers milled on the street with bobbing paper mache heads of Uncle Sam and other caricatures. Neda Ulaby, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025 The characters are bright, marionette-like caricatures whom the author constructs and moves ostentatiously in full view of the reader, revealing his artistic devices with a sense of absurd, mischievous humor. Nelly Klos september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025 Here, Köhler avoids the temptation to make caricatures out of either the fiery journalists or the defensive cast and crew. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025 Kimmel, like Stephen Colbert, went from acting as boorish right-wing caricatures to playing themselves — that is, liberals who dislike Trump and support vaccines. David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025 The characters are turning into caricatures — especially Martin Short’s Oliver Putnam. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 The same red flannel was often featured in caricatures of Mammy. Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025 The rapport between these two veteran actors turn what could have been seriously dodgy caricatures into a first-rate double act — think Abbott and Costello with sidecurls and silencers. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025 The Sex Lives of College Girls took an honorable stab, but the characters can feel like caricatures. Nikki Sternberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caricatures
Noun
  • Death, of course, is never permanent in slasher movies, or parodies of slasher movies, for that matter.
    Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Pop-culture figures like Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Wolfman are so ubiquitous as to be both movie characters and parodies of themselves, and this DuckTales episode is good for any kids that like monsters but aren’t quite ready to be menaced by them yet.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, think back to when everyone was doing spoofs about titles that dealt with women in trains or in windows or in peril.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Indeed, Altman, by virtue of the sheer number of spoofs, appears to have joined the pantheon of comic figures alongside South Park’s Eric Cartman and Family Guy’s Peter Griffin.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Too often, these nations assume such threats are bluffs or exaggerations because their own logic struggles to grasp that someone would be so blatant.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
  • There’ll be scenes that are inspired on certain realities, and there’ll be exaggerations.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So, tonight, this song goes out to a white man who watches [pornography series] Ghetto Gaggers and mocks Asian people on a podcast.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The exchange mocks our urge to impose order on the messiness of narrative.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Green is known for speaking his mind, talking candidly, and cracking jokes at the expense of others.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Bill Oakley has been making jokes about food for more than half his life.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In Italy, Antonio Marras combined rugged denim with delicate lace and embroideries.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Fendi’s timeless style presents a new, comfortable one-shoulder maxi bag and a Peakaboo with an interior embellished with embroideries.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Kim Kardashian's case, art imitates life.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • For ultraminimalists, this simple coverlet from Parachute imitates the look of a quilt without the fill, delivers on the work of a good throw blanket, and makes for a perfect year-round bed linen on account of its weight.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These often casual racist depictions lasted well into the 20th century through mediums such as political cartoons, sports commentary and other popular culture.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But Looney Tunes, one of Warner’s most recognizable intellectual properties, never felt like premium programming on Zaslav’s streamer, which was likelier to bury classic cartoons under rows upon rows of Discovery+ content and House of the Dragon promos.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025

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