comics

noun

plural of comic
1
as in comedians
a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor a well-known TV comic

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2
as in cartoons
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story posted an especially funny comic by the watercooler

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  1. comedians
  2. cartoons
  3. strips
Noun
  • Though even that sentiment feels about five years out of date — a single un-PC joke doesn’t exactly end careers anymore, as several edge-lord comedians like Dave Chappelle can attest.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Comedy industry is ever-changing and the historic mechanisms that once anointed comedians no longer exists.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of comedians
Noun
  • The show was in some ways an antidote to the world of Saturday morning cartoons.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • At the same time, on a remote mountain in New Zealand, a little girl was running similar experiments, sublimating the language of cartoons into a supple personal vernacular.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of cartoons
Noun
  • The downside is that not all wooden magnetic strips are created equal.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Prior research had shown that cotton strips could also be used to assess decomposition, so why not engage in a bit of citizen science and ask volunteers to bury cotton underpants for a couple of months, then dig them up and record the results?
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of strips
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“Comics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comics. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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