1
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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2
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
Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2026
This willful overreach is more or less business as usual for Albarn and his old housemate Hewlett, who, by conceiving this cartoon combo of multiracial punks in 1998, advanced a vision of pop hybridity that anticipated our age of cultural superabundance.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
Each year, the nation’s streaming services dump literally hundreds of original drama and comedy series into our queues, to say nothing of the cartoons, stand-up specials, and multipart documentaries on offer.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
The characters originated on Hanna-Barbera cartoon The All-New Super Friends Hour and enjoyed a healthy TV presence across various shows before segueing into the world of comic book superheroes.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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Here are the cartoons coming soon to Tubi.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2026
This willful overreach is more or less business as usual for Albarn and his old housemate Hewlett, who, by conceiving this cartoon combo of multiracial punks in 1998, advanced a vision of pop hybridity that anticipated our age of cultural superabundance.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
Each year, the nation’s streaming services dump literally hundreds of original drama and comedy series into our queues, to say nothing of the cartoons, stand-up specials, and multipart documentaries on offer.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
The characters originated on Hanna-Barbera cartoon The All-New Super Friends Hour and enjoyed a healthy TV presence across various shows before segueing into the world of comic book superheroes.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartoon
Noun
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Her charcoal sketches of ancient trees evoke a sense of fluidity that defies their rootedness.—
Sachin Rawat,
Big Think,
2 Mar. 2026
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Police shared a sketch of a woman who was found dead on McDaniel Road near Highway 120 in 1981.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Seychelles One of the most beautiful beaches in the world, this sandy strip is surrounded by lush palms and polished granite boulders.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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The violence has in effect transformed a strip of territory along Lebanon’s southern border into a no-man’s-land, with villages and towns flattened and about 64,000 people unable to return home.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Countless memes and parodies have circulated online.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Hollywood parody has one-liners and sight gags for days with every bit zanier and more elaborate than the one before.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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For years, national media caricatured our city as a war zone.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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These changes have been caricatured as authoritarian and corrupt.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When are the Hoosier Lottery drawings held?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
4 Mar. 2026
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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,
4 Mar. 2026
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Veteran comic, actor and voice-over specialist Ron Funches hosted the show, which celebrated world-building in motion pictures, television, shorts and music videos and commercials.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2026
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The annual event, which usually selects a comic to serve as the master of ceremonies, is taking a different approach for 2026.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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The result is chaos, and a few too many jokes about young people not knowing how to work a fax machine or manage paper.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The meta joke is that Radcliffe was a pioneer of acting opposite tennis balls.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, Bill is pictured socializing with Epstein and Maxwell in the files released by the Department of Justice, and appears on the flight logs for the late financier’s private jet.—
Tiago Ventura,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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Lowry could practically picture the whole scene.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Cartoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartoon. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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