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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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cartoon

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verb

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Recent Examples of cartoon
Verb
The 25 kilos of drugs were wrapped in packaging featuring the iconic gun-brandishing cartoon character, the Walton County Sheriff's Office said in a social media post, which included images of the cocaine. July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2025 Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Istanbul, claiming the cartoon was a depiction of the Prophet Mohammed and Moses. Jade Walker, CNN Money, 1 July 2025 Hogan was on prime-time talk shows, Saturday morning cartoons, on the cover of cereal boxes, featured at toy stores with his action figures. Marc Raimondi june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025 Igor Jesus, one of the breakout stars of the Club World Cup, celebrates his goals by imitating a character from a Japanese cartoon. Jack Lang, New York Times, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cartoon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cartoon
Noun
  • The unlikely trio will collaborate on a new, still-untitled sketch comedy for HBO, focusing on American history, the network announced on Thursday, July 10.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • David will star in, co-write and executive produce a sketch comedy series about American history.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Options include aluminum strips, shiny streamers, and old CDs.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
  • Use soft ties like twine or Velcro strips to secure the stem to the stake.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Bud Light plans to run a parody of the series, which gives fans up-close looks at the seasons of top NFL quarterbacks, via social media.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 July 2025
  • His mask is a stitched thing — lipless, white, eerily smooth yet rugged — a grim parody of life.
    Daphne Woolsoncroft, People.com, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Of course, his privilege was intolerable to some, and he was caricatured in the press.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • That physicality comes in the form of striking, exaggerated, and caricatured animation straight out of the golden age of Chuck Jones and Tex Avery cartoons.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Not only was the technology for natural language processing (NLP) still maturing, but there were troves of data that were not yet digitized (e.g., paper drawings), and image recognition and processing at the time were nascent, at best.
    Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Check below to see the winning numbers for Monday’s Powerball drawing.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The Sandman series is created by Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer and Allan Heinberg, based on the DC comic by Gaiman, Sam Keith and Mike Dringenberg.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Based on a cult comic by Greg Rucka and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the film followed a group of mercenaries who had the gift of immortality — they could be stabbed and amputated and maimed and mangled and burnt while fighting and still miraculously come back.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • And beyond the viral jokes littering Palmer’s comments are thousands of seemingly serious comments calling her video just an example of how leaning into feminine roles can be self care.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025
  • The jokes about alligators attacking immigrants while in detention have been casually tossed around by President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis and conservative and far-right influencers.
    Raisa Habersham, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • The Arsenal manager mentioned the midfielder could go on the three-match tour to the Far East, and he has been pictured training with the first team this week.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • President Donald Trump, right, with then-Congressman Sean Duffy, are pictured in the Cabinet Room of the White House on January 24, 2019.
    Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025

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“Cartoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartoon. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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