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caricature

[kar-i-kuh-cher, -choor] / ˈkær ɪ kə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /


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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

Dull subject matter, symbolism either opaque or eye-rollingly overt, and an indefatigable self-seriousness are all hallmarks of the caricature, and Mr. Aitken checks many of these boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

He has less patience for commentators who seek to debunk originalism by measuring its practitioners against a caricature of the method.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 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

He looks smaller, too, more vulnerable, a caricature of himself.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Their testimonials on our website demonstrate that they are real, complex human beings, not caricatures.

From Salon Jun. 8, 2026

There’s a tension between the update’s good intentions and the tendency of musical comedy to traffic in amusing caricatures.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

There’s still plenty of eye rolling in China at caricatures of the U.S. presented by the propaganda apparatus.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 19, 2026

His performances were not comic turns or caricatures.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

After that, a local Bled newspaper published a group of caricatures of all eight players, and a souvenir postcard was made of the drawings.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Hegseth’s bravado has also been caricatured on “Saturday Night Live,” which opened two weeks in a row with a satirical portrayal of him as angry, dimwitted and hyped up on the violence of war.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 15, 2026

These giant, caricatured figures danced and moved through the ceremony alongside dancers and performers, offering a surreal, almost carnival-like nod to classical music’s place in Italian culture.

From Salon Feb. 6, 2026

The story was caricatured as ‘coarse, primitive and vulgar’.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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 students, their families and the public are ill-served by the caricaturing of an American college education as an economically questionable proposition when the opposite is true.

From Washington Post Apr. 26, 2023

“But what we’re doing here is showing the context of events — not just caricaturing each candidate.”

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2022

I have to see the person I'm caricaturing or else I can't get them properly.

From Just Gerry by Christine Chaundler




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