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
Character animations are slick, but reliable in their control and inertia — rarely leading to flubs caused by anything other than player error.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Beside the stage is a set of screens with cycling animations showing processes of growing, harvesting and preparing different ingredients.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Rather than distracting from the acting, the animation also only enhances the heightened emotions of adolescence.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Further revisions include the removal of a $500,000 cap on above-the-line costs, such as actors’ pay and lower eligibility requirements for VFS and animation subsidies.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Beside the stage is a set of screens with cycling animations showing processes of growing, harvesting and preparing different ingredients.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Rather than distracting from the acting, the animation also only enhances the heightened emotions of adolescence.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Further revisions include the removal of a $500,000 cap on above-the-line costs, such as actors’ pay and lower eligibility requirements for VFS and animation subsidies.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animation
Noun
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Golden seared chops pair beautifully with tart red apples and a touch of mustard for brightness.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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Factors like light pollution, moon brightness, and geomagnetic activity affect visibility.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Warren Buffett’s one-time favorite yardstick for stock market valuations has climbed to an all-time high, reviving fears that investors are once again testing the limits of market exuberance.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
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The kind of focus and skill required to push a car with this capability to the limit may prompt most owners to at least trust the ECU a little, maybe in VTC mode 1 or 2, so that such exuberances never outweigh a consideration for safety.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 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
Noun
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This helps retain vibrancy and avoid color transfer that happens in the dryer.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
21 Sep. 2025
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Audiences can indeed derive meaning from vibrancy.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With the oldest member being 88, the squad puts forward a show of vitality and warmth that inspires its fans.—
Amy Woodyatt,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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With this era of our lives comes a vitality—experience, diversity, versatility, strength, humor, confidence.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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The company highlighted that the long-range deployment confirms the robustness, safety, and operational readiness of Exail’s surface drone technology.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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