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cartoon

[kahr-toon] / kɑrˈtun /


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Beard: I was telling my sister that I really liked “Lizzie McGuire” because it was one of the first times I saw somebody’s inner dialogue acted out in cartoon form.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

The lawyers point to the use of cartoon animals by convenience stores since at least the 1930s: Sinclair Oil has a dinosaur, Stinker Stores a skunk, Esso a tiger and Wawa a goose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

And he used a cartoon avatar known as Bitmoji on Snapchat to conceal his age and present himself as a “a young, innocuous, and friendly looking boy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Perhaps just as important is that the Tartan Army’s presence can’t help but feel like a rebuttal to the cartoon masculinity here at home.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026

She’s traded her usual pink-and-white Sweet Stephanie’s shirt for a cartoon of three adorable green peas, still in their pod.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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