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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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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
Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Sometimes Evie imagined the land, the world, the city around her as a cartoon neighborhood, the houses’ edges elastic like balloons, their walls filling up and bloating and then, all at once, popping: ejecting out the riffraff and trash in a huff.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Wednesday, of course, is a member of the creepy and kooky and altogether ooky Addams Family, who were born of the imagination of legendary New Yorker cartoonist Charles Addams in a series of cartoons.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
All of the meetings would last up to 25 minutes, and featured woman-like cartoons with female voices.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2025
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Verb
By the time South Park depicted Kristi Noem’s molten face slithering across the Mar-a-Lago ballroom last night, the long-running Comedy Central cartoon had reestablished itself — temporarily, at least — as a cultural flashpoint.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Sometimes Evie imagined the land, the world, the city around her as a cartoon neighborhood, the houses’ edges elastic like balloons, their walls filling up and bloating and then, all at once, popping: ejecting out the riffraff and trash in a huff.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Wednesday, of course, is a member of the creepy and kooky and altogether ooky Addams Family, who were born of the imagination of legendary New Yorker cartoonist Charles Addams in a series of cartoons.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
All of the meetings would last up to 25 minutes, and featured woman-like cartoons with female voices.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartoon
Noun
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At the annual Big Slick Celebrity Weekend in Kansas City, Travis Kelce joined Da Superfans for a sketch.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
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The digital-native comedy brand, also comprising a buzzy sketch group, has an interesting origin story, having emerged from the viral Instagram account @friday.beers.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The series of black-and-white photos showed the then-family of four in different poses and holding up a sonogram strip.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Leaving a bare or gravel strip about 18 to 24 inches wide next to your home may deter them.3 Cut back branches that touch your house to prevent easy access.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Aug. 2025
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The brothers are reuniting for the first time in 18 years to write an original script for the restart of the horror parody franchise, writing and producing the movie alongside Rick Alvarez.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
15 Aug. 2025
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Some Trump administration officials have sought to play along with the parody, seeking to be in on the joke rather than just the butt of them.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Businesses must respect the aging consumer—not infantilize them, ignore them or caricature them.—
Lara Devgan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The show’s first limp wrist belongs to a novelty teapot caricaturing Wilde as a man-woman.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Winning Pega 4 numbers from Aug. 12 drawing Day: 6-2-2-6, Wild: 0 Noche: 9-3-1-9, Wild: 7 When are the Puerto Rico Lottery drawings held?—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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If two or more people win the jackpot in the same drawing, the money is shared equally among all winning tickets.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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New Peanuts special comes ahead of comic's 75th anniversary Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang are approaching a milestone: a 75th anniversary.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Why would an A-list comic even want to host a late-night show now, anyway?—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Following Colbert’s ongoing jokes at the president’s expense, Trump has celebrated the talk show’s demise.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Aug. 2025
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The kind of joke where the laughter is bitter and sticks in your throat, but still.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The actor shared that although they were pictured on set together, his son Nathan didn't really like to visit him.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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That path was harder to picture entering this training camp given the depth of the Rams’ roster, but a couple of guys are pushing for a roster spot at the end of the preseason.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Cartoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartoon. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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