cartooning

Definition of cartooningnext
present participle of cartoon

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Verb
  • After outlining that corrupt deal, Du Bois dissects how scholarship sympathetic to the northern interests then rewrote Reconstruction’s history, turning the period into a fable of failure while caricaturing Black political leadership and widespread democratic participation.
    Zephyr Teachout, The Atlantic, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The court issued a ruling that limits consideration of race in drawing voting maps — potentially a boon for Republicans, who have been hampered by the civil rights law in their attempt to redraw maps in Louisiana, Alabama and other states.
    Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Sheriff Susan Hutson became the face of the investigation, giving updates at news conferences and drawing scrutiny over the jail failures.
    Greg Hilburn, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Cartooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cartooning. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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