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
Mac Pro came out 20 years ago The Mac Pro was used for video editing, 3D animation, music editing, and other creative hobbies, according to a description on Best Buy's website.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Beyond this selection, the Annecy 2026 shorts selection offers a wide variety of techniques, styles and narratives that showcase the rich landscape of global animation.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The animation and visual effects business north of the border is itself being upended by major studios and streamers reducing blockbuster movie budgets and cutting production, and as the threat of artificial intelligence on the sectors to limit jobs and careers grows.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
The format exploded after TikTok user Vega posted this dance video, though the concept traces back to an animation created by TikTok user Horiandru.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Beyond this selection, the Annecy 2026 shorts selection offers a wide variety of techniques, styles and narratives that showcase the rich landscape of global animation.
—Kevin Giraud, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The animation and visual effects business north of the border is itself being upended by major studios and streamers reducing blockbuster movie budgets and cutting production, and as the threat of artificial intelligence on the sectors to limit jobs and careers grows.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
The format exploded after TikTok user Vega posted this dance video, though the concept traces back to an animation created by TikTok user Horiandru.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animation
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And while the spectral profiles broadly fit, the observed temperatures and sheer brightness of LRDs hint at powerful winds that our current models for Supermassive Stars just don't fully capture yet.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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While steeped in tradition, her recipes feel modern too, finding brightness through herby, vinegar-laden sauces that top seasonal dishes.—
The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The establishment is filled with the kind of liveliness that was typical of supper clubs during decades past.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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At school, her liveliness and charisma drew other kids in.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The organ that colored all the earlier tales of youthful exuberance now plays a funeral dirge.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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As the calendar moves toward spring, the old feeling of hope and exuberance spreads across the country, and it's mostly felt by college basketball fans.—
Josh Taylor,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Lastly, yellow tulips symbolize cheerfulness, happiness, and optimism.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2026
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His cheerfulness and laughter often brought strength and refreshment to me in difficult times.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2026
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All of these give this park or any park its vibrancy, its sense of life, and its sense of security.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Made in Italy, the handcrafted Baked Collection features intense pigments whipped into a decadent cream, then baked on terracotta tiles into a powder to ripen color vibrancy.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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In its eagerness to bring other downtown projects to life, Miami has sprung a three-prong trap on itself that has ensnared the financial vitality of Bayfront Park.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Programming chair Animon Jose said this year’s selections reflected the vitality of South Asian diasporic filmmaking.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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Colors are accurate and saturated, doing justice to the bright vibrance of Frieren on Crunchyroll on my iPad Air and the dark gloominess of Ball x Pit on my Switch 2 via an adapter.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
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However, there are more and more color-adjacent products coming onto the market that help refresh and add vibrance to your strands without any risk of damaging your hair or causing hard-to-fix mistakes.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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However, characterizations coming from Federal Reserve officials and market economists have grown at least a bit more optimistic — stressing the stability, if not the robustness, of the labor market.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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In testing, the model showed stronger robustness to noise and better generalization across different facial shapes compared to conventional approaches.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Animation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animation. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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