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
Powerhouse Animation is the animation studio, with Brad Graeber serving as executive producer.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
The Pixel 10 ran the game with smooth action and fluid animations.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
The attraction was split into six themed sections and featured over 100 pieces of animation, according to a Kings Island fan site.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
Over the years, donghua became shaped—if not overshadowed—by the look of anime and Hollywood animation; the Ne Zha in the 2003 series resembles a Disney character, defined by thick outlines and fluid movement.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
The Pixel 10 ran the game with smooth action and fluid animations.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
The attraction was split into six themed sections and featured over 100 pieces of animation, according to a Kings Island fan site.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
Over the years, donghua became shaped—if not overshadowed—by the look of anime and Hollywood animation; the Ne Zha in the 2003 series resembles a Disney character, defined by thick outlines and fluid movement.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animation
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Users can choose between two different brightness levels and adjust the angle of the light and the solar panel for customized preferences.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Govee has refined the software from previous models to improve the brightness and color accuracy, and the lights are more durable now.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 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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Hanson has always been a great fashion photographer, especially good at capturing feminine exuberance, but the span of time that has passed since these pictures were taken now establishes them as bona-fide historical artifacts to boot.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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This isn’t youthful exuberance or a momentary lapse.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
2 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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This Week Heat, drought and wildfire smoke are expected to limit vibrancy across much of the interior West, and stressed trees in lower elevations could drop leaves a week or two earlier than average, according to Pastelok.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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The only regions that may be in for a bit of fall disappointment are the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West, which are projected to be warmer and wetter than normal, potentially pushing color changes to later in the year, keeping vibrancy low.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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That may get them guest slots to rant on MSNBC, but that won’t help Chicago neighborhoods that are being held hostage by homegrown criminals who are shooting, carjacking and robbing them of their security and vitality.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Solnicki’s Vienna is not the city of Strauss and café culture, but one drained of vitality.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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Ghost has long been a rap surrealist, imbuing one of hip-hop’s most no-nonsense scenes, gritty New York rap, with a streak of vibrance and borderline whimsy.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
26 Aug. 2025
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Whether as a small detail — like a shoe to brighten a neutral look, or a blouse to invigorate an entire ensemble — this color trend added energy and vibrance to the week’s street style.—
Jalil Johnson,
Refinery29,
13 Aug. 2025
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Combining reasoning and acting in iterative cycles, improving robustness and adaptability.—
Rajeev Ronanki,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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But Israel’s life-threatening circumstances show that the social robustness required to overcome them require most citizens to be committed and engaged.—
Ron Scherf,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Animation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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