cartooning

Definition of cartooningnext
present participle of cartoon

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Verb
  • After outlining that corrupt deal, Du Bois dissects how scholarship sympathetic to the northern interests then rewrote Reconstruction’s history, turning the period into a fable of failure while caricaturing Black political leadership and widespread democratic participation.
    Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Main Title Theme has been further defined as a musical fingerprint and calling card that is identifiable and unique to a show, thereby drawing an audience in by setting the show’s tone and what is to come.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Trump once telegraphed somewhat a positive jobs figure in his first term, drawing criticism.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Cartooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartooning. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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