as in brightness
the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity
the animation of any city depends upon an abundance of street-level restaurants, shops, and places of entertainment
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Recent Examples of animation
Bake some sweet treats, enjoy some snarky sci-fi animation, and watch a dark comedy about a murderous obituary writer this week.
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PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Blue Ant is mainly comprised of a broadcast and streaming channel business, Blue Ant Studios, a producer of mainly unscripted and animation programming with offices in Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, Miami and London, and a Canadian cable TV channel division.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Fans of Adult Swim will delight in its surreal animation and subversive humor.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Photographer Gary Emrich showed in 2011, and so did film and animation artist Stacey Steers.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Blue Ant is mainly comprised of a broadcast and streaming channel business, Blue Ant Studios, a producer of mainly unscripted and animation programming with offices in Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, Miami and London, and a Canadian cable TV channel division.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
Fans of Adult Swim will delight in its surreal animation and subversive humor.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Photographer Gary Emrich showed in 2011, and so did film and animation artist Stacey Steers.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animation
Noun
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Furthermore, the constellation brightness would drown out faint celestial objects and limit astronomical observations.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the film is most notable for — spoiler — Roberts’s death at the end, and her palpable absence in the final scenes speaks to the brightness of her presence in the movie’s earlier parts.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, the backstage energy at the spring 2026 shows brought a liveliness that went beyond the usual hubbub of getting ready while polishing off Pura Vida takeaway in the wee hours before showtime.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the film emphasizes the cast’s very evident liveliness.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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Marks believes that investor optimism doesn’t automatically signal irrational exuberance.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Because the brand has not had a particularly distinctive point of view for several seasons, Dario Vitale successfully mixed it up with very retro references, a youthful exuberance, and separated his point of view from his predecessor, Donatella.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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As Milchick, Tillman infused an unnerving cheerfulness into Lumon Industries’ macrodata refinement supervisor, a character who became increasingly central in Season 2.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her vivacious attitude connects her with Aries (Stacey’s actual birthday is April 3) due to her fearlessness and cheerfulness in situations, no matter what is thrown at her.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Red Drift is denim that carries warmth and confidence, a rare vibrancy meant to last.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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With gradient hues of pinks and purples, the set comes in retro colors to add a touch of vibrancy to your cabinets.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
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Her vitality contrasts interestingly with his reserve — which could make for nice chemistry, but instead results in us largely ignoring him and focusing our attentions on her.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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His presence in Maroua, however, signaled determination to assert control and project vitality ahead of the vote.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Warmer nights can delay the changing colors of leaves or turn down their vibrance, scientists say.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The blue hues of the shirt and bag add some vibrance to the otherwise neutral outfit, while details like the small knit hat create a contrast that is the perfect blend of modern and classic aesthetics.—
Abby Morgan Lebet,
Glamour,
4 Sep. 2025
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Civilian resistance, infrastructure hardening, and supply chain robustness have all shown improvement, but China’s growing cyber force and orbital reconnaissance challenge every move.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Same level of robustness is feeding through from Brazil, Canada, Guyana and Norway as well, with latter’s production now at its highest since 2011.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Animation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animation. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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