caricature
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In the middle, it can be hard to shake the Dwight Schrute-esque caricature of a manager who was shunted into some do-nothing role where he can’t cause too much damage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Forget the tired caricature of Europe as a low-growth value trap,” said strategists led by Gerry Fowler.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
As the action progresses, Doralee brings grit and common sense to the trio, showcasing Parton’s ability to deliver homespun wit without ever falling into folksy caricature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Like all of those after-school specials, there’s a distinct element of gratitude that helps the film transcend accusations of corniness or caricature.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
I screamed at the largest male, who stood his ground on the outer perimeter of the awning, stomping his boundary on surprisingly muscular front legs like some kind of caricature of an old bulldog.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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Part of that shorthand has been knowing what caricatures come second nature for specific cast members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
From there, he rose through the ranks of the company, taking charge of an office where his portraits and keenly observed caricatures of colleagues were prominently displayed.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Skrepetsky was known for his caricatures of Vladimir Putin and other prominent Russians, many of them Kremlin-linked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Their testimonials on our website demonstrate that they are real, complex human beings, not caricatures.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
My speech that night gave me a chance to humanize myself, explaining who I was in my own voice, slaying the caricatures and stereotypes with my own words.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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They are caricatured as tourists, or cowboys, or worse—Ted Lasso.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
"Magyar will want, as he did during the campaign, not to be caricatured as being a pawn of Brussels; do not expect him to say yes to everything," said an EU diplomat.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
"Where Dhar takes the biggest swing is in his portrayal of Pakistan. It is not caricatured, but surprisingly nuanced, especially politically," writes Vineeta Kumar on India Today's website.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
“Who can identify with a caricatured mob dancing in idiot ecstasy to greet the extraterrestrials?,”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
The way American newspapers caricatured his portly build and bald head, portraying him like some stubby supervillain sprung from the pages of one of their ludicrous comic books.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Proxmire became addicted to the fawning press attention he got from caricaturing serious scientific research as ludicrous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025
By 2017, Saturday Night Live was caricaturing Ms Trump in a mock advertisement for a perfume called "Complicit."
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023
“But I promise you that dismissing or caricaturing these kinds of voters — our fellow citizens — is not the way to win them back. And there’s no path to victory without winning them back.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
He captures her coquettish coyness without caricaturing it.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
The Master seems to have been a man of refined taste, fond of drawing, and what was called poker-painting; he was given also to caricaturing, and writing of squibs.
From My Autobiography A Fragment by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller
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