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as in drawings
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 strips
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 parodies
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 cartoons
Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
For many, the experience recalls mornings spent waiting for school-day updates, passing time before cartoons or checking conditions while home sick — moments when the steady rhythm of the forecast was a familiar part of the day.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Join Yvonne Escalante and Lauren O’Connor-Korb who drew inspiration from the toys and cartoons from their childhood and how they are engrained in social constructs.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
But his cartoons, and some early stabs at photography, were not enough to get him into a local art school.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Beyond confronting the legacy of the Pinochet years, The Clinic critiqued subsequent administrations of various political stripes and also ran interviews with everyday people, investigations into issues like the adulteration of street drugs, as well as cartoons and joke columns.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Mar. 2026
Other marketing jobs on RentAHuman seem equally pointless, like a $25 street promo for a cryptography startup, or a $5 job reviewing AI generated cartoons.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 25 Mar. 2026
There are no Saturday-morning cartoons anymore, because who cares what’s on at what time?
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Instead, first-time director Fergus Campbell drops us directly into Cleo’s world — no parents, no rules and every authority figure is obscured, like the unintelligible adults in Peanuts cartoons.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
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There are some surprise attractions too, from the Cartoon Museum, which documents the history of British cartoons, caricatures and comics, to the spectacular Byzantine-style Fitzrovia Chapel with its gold mosaic ceiling where King Charles recorded his Christmas broadcast in 2024.
—Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
For many, the experience recalls mornings spent waiting for school-day updates, passing time before cartoons or checking conditions while home sick — moments when the steady rhythm of the forecast was a familiar part of the day.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Join Yvonne Escalante and Lauren O’Connor-Korb who drew inspiration from the toys and cartoons from their childhood and how they are engrained in social constructs.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
But his cartoons, and some early stabs at photography, were not enough to get him into a local art school.
—Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
Beyond confronting the legacy of the Pinochet years, The Clinic critiqued subsequent administrations of various political stripes and also ran interviews with everyday people, investigations into issues like the adulteration of street drugs, as well as cartoons and joke columns.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Mar. 2026
Other marketing jobs on RentAHuman seem equally pointless, like a $25 street promo for a cryptography startup, or a $5 job reviewing AI generated cartoons.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 25 Mar. 2026
There are no Saturday-morning cartoons anymore, because who cares what’s on at what time?
—Marah Eakin, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Instead, first-time director Fergus Campbell drops us directly into Cleo’s world — no parents, no rules and every authority figure is obscured, like the unintelligible adults in Peanuts cartoons.
—Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartoons
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Users share research, pictures, videos, drawings and memes from major school shootings — with Columbine the dominant obsession — and connect through a series of ever-changing hashtags, adapted to avoid content restrictions.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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By 2 payouts and previous drawings here.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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In 1912, Georges Braque (1882–1963) had glued strips of fake-wood wallpaper onto a pencil-and-gouache still life titled Fruit Dish and Glass, done in the Analytic Cubist style he’d developed with his colleague/competitor/collaborator Pablo Picasso (1881–1973).—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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O’Neal knows the regulars, patrons whose photo strips are taped behind the bar.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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How did Jane Lynch wind up in the YouTube ad parodies?—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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Countless memes and parodies have circulated online.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Models and sketches from 1961 to 1965 show the project’s parameters continually altering in response to public opinion and bureaucratic constraints.—
Terry Nguyen,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Three sketches of suspects wanted in connection with a 2007 cold case homicide investigation in Rancho Cucamonga.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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There are some surprise attractions too, from the Cartoon Museum, which documents the history of British cartoons, caricatures and comics, to the spectacular Byzantine-style Fitzrovia Chapel with its gold mosaic ceiling where King Charles recorded his Christmas broadcast in 2024.—
Siobhan Grogan,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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While some celebrants have greeted these caricatures with cathartic jeers and sneers, others are shocked and outraged.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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Miss Manners pictures your guests, looking forward to a pleasant evening with you, being confronted with your suggestions.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Feb. 2026
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After all, no one pictures a futuristic city cloaked in exhaust fumes.—
Alex Hewitt,
IEEE Spectrum,
6 Jan. 2026
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For instance, portraits of Kim II Sung, the founder and supreme leader of North Korea, and Kim Jong Il, the father of current leader Kim Jong Un, are mandatory in public places like train stations, hospitals, schools and factories.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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Centred on intimate portraits of women rebuilding their lives, the film follows individuals shaping a future in the shadow of a shared past.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2026
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Did this make Fuentes, Morgan asked, want to reconsider his jokes on the subject?—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Some people embed terms in memes, jokes or ironic commentary.—
Sharlette A. Kellum,
The Conversation,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Cartoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartoons. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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