animation
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Synonyms
briskness, exuberance, jazziness, liveliness, lustiness, peppiness, robustness, sprightliness, vibrance, vibrancy, vigorousness, vitality
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There was simply no way to realize the world without heavy use of digital animation. — Bryan Bishop, The Verge, "How Weta Digital created the steampunk world of Mortal Engines," 21 Dec. 2018 They’re classicist in many ways, but they’re executed in the modern styles of computer animation. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "Hotel Transylvania’s blockbuster success, explained in one giant dog and one tiny hat," 13 July 2018 Though the premise is taken from a live-action television film, the story seems well suited to the free-form possibilities of animation. — Shunji Iwai, New York Times, "Review: In ‘Fireworks,’ Second Chances, but No Magic," 3 July 2018 And the animation is beautiful enough that adults might just want to settle in and watch it, too. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "A dozen streamable shows and movies that kids can watch (and parents will like)," 24 Dec. 2018 The animation is glorious, and more faithful to its comic-book roots than any big-screen graphics in the past. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Review: Animation Better Than Life," 13 Dec. 2018 The Ghibli Museum features the world-famous Japanese studio’s art, including exploration of founder Hayao Miyazaki’s approach to animation, featuring renowned characters such as Totoro. — The Seattle Times, "From ancient to post-modern: Get art smart in Tokyo," 22 Oct. 2018 This animation is jarring, with the latter app seeming to bounce up at you. — Vlad Savov, The Verge, "Android’s new multitasking is terrible and should be changed back," 20 Oct. 2018 The industry benchmark in North America has been submarines with animation and mechanical fish. — Lori Weisberg, sandiegouniontribune.com, "New Legoland submarine taking its guests into the "deep sea" — sharks, stringrays included," 1 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'animation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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