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
Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
Director Dean Fleischer Camp’s family adventure feels like an excessively earnest Disney Channel movie compared with the delightfully unhinged 2002 cartoon.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Hollywood as a city where humans and cartoons uneasily coexist—most notably in the segregated Toontown.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
A couple of clicks on a laptop later, and an artificial intelligence tool synced Mr. Peck’s voice with a cartoon pirate’s mouth movements.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Not a massive drop, but a good excuse to finally stop letting your kid use your phone to watch cartoons with sticky fingers.
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—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
Director Dean Fleischer Camp’s family adventure feels like an excessively earnest Disney Channel movie compared with the delightfully unhinged 2002 cartoon.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 May 2025
Hollywood as a city where humans and cartoons uneasily coexist—most notably in the segregated Toontown.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
A couple of clicks on a laptop later, and an artificial intelligence tool synced Mr. Peck’s voice with a cartoon pirate’s mouth movements.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartoon
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Pier Paolo Righi, chief executive officer at Karl Lagerfeld, considers the sketch a true collector’s piece from the brand’s archive, and a great example of the late German designer’s sense of humor.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
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By turning rough sketches into photorealistic images with accurate materials and trims, teams can visualize products earlier in the process and reduce sampling time and cost by up to 60%.—
Angela Chan-Danisi,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The next images that appear depict three sequential viewpoints, suggesting the frames of a film strip, of a baby’s crowning head.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Do people have access to the basics – food, medical care and water – in the south of the strip?—
Sarah-Grace Mankarious,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Ferrell's Ricky Bobby also serves as a pitch-perfect parody of the ego-driven, preening male protagonists of many a racing film.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Saturday Night Live's best car sketches, parodies and fake ads Who is in the Season 50 'SNL' cast?—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Morning and afternoon activities are offered every day, and musicians, caricatures artists and pet therapists visit to keep residents entertained.—
Joshua Zatulskis,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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Yet abroad, Germans are still caricatured as Nazis, and the remembrance culture plays a part by overdoing it.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 May 2025
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The book explores Tessa’s discovery of both the public and private history that her family had fled, told in expressionistic black and white drawings over nearly 400 pages.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Explore the latest lottery news & results When are the West Virginia Lottery drawings held?—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
31 May 2025
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The Wu-Tang Clan surprised a recent Chappelle Soundcheck Series show with a performance at the comic’s YS Firehouse in Yellow Springs, Ohio, last Friday (May 23).—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
28 May 2025
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According to the comic, her father found connection with her mother, Beth Ann, an artist who was also abused as a child.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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The vibes are confusing, the itinerary is unclear, and Drew—ever the queen of chaos—jokes that naked bears might be involved.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
25 May 2025
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Think light beer, string lights, pizza, a cake with a callback to a joke from the show on it.—
Kelly Stout,
Rolling Stone,
25 May 2025
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As his two sons run around its Civil War display, throwing paper darts and speculating on why otters exist, J.B. slips away to the room of paintings by Arthur Dove, an early abstractionist, checks out how they’re attached to the wall and pictures his future winnings.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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What is Magna Carta? 10 of 10 Morris the Alligator, pictured above, died this week.—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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“Cartoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartoon. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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