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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These animations use satellite data to show how an area has changed from a higher vantage point.
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ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
The animation business has been through numerous boom and bust cycles.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Little Dot, whose own reputation as a key player in the YouTube ecosystem is burgeoning, will continue to manage the channel with Dr. Seuss, and will work with Electric Studios, which is part of Electric Theatre Collective, on the animation.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 June 2025
The company has focused on short-form and mid-form animation designed for YouTube and social platforms.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
The animation business has been through numerous boom and bust cycles.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Little Dot, whose own reputation as a key player in the YouTube ecosystem is burgeoning, will continue to manage the channel with Dr. Seuss, and will work with Electric Studios, which is part of Electric Theatre Collective, on the animation.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 June 2025
The company has focused on short-form and mid-form animation designed for YouTube and social platforms.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animation
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To qualify as a bolide, an incoming meteor must reach the brightness of Venus, which, like the moon, is often visible in the daytime sky.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
27 June 2025
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The display is configurable with nine different color schemes, adjustable brightness and more.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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This Cancer season will be unique, as Jupiter will align with the water sign on June 24th, brightening up our vibe with exuberance and prosperity.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
18 June 2025
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Willem Dafoe as Klaus in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou Klaus is Zissou’s emotionally fragile first mate, a role that Dafoe digs into with real exuberance.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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The vibrancy of New York City is always compelling.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The studio spent significant time researching Mexican culture and history, which adds authenticity and vibrancy to a quest-like tale about redemption, understanding, and forgiveness that will be familiar to Pixar fans.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
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The coldest year of its decade, 2008 provided freshness and vitality that are evident in its vivid aromas of peach and pomegranate.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
12 June 2025
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The formula features vegan proteins derived from quinoa to strengthen strands and boost overall vitality, plus a bond-fortifying technology to target hair most prone to breakage.—
Jessie Quinn,
Glamour,
11 June 2025
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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,
5 Apr. 2025
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Luckily, that shift didn’t completely eradicate the charm and vibrance that made the original so iconic.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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My ever-mutable container, my compact symmetrical spirit vehicle, nothing wasted, nothing lacking, like a dressmaker’s dummy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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Although modern historians still debate the exact details of his role, Craig’s life story captures the entrepreneurial spirit, religious fervor, and frontier innovation that shaped early America and led to the creation of one of the world’s finest spirits.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Late last week, some influential Democrats were saying that Lamont’s enthusiasm for his chief regulator may have cooled after PURA conceded destruction of the text messages.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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Throughout, the cast of 17 exudes an unmistakable enthusiasm for the material, the onstage electricity radiating up the alpine slopes of the Guthrie’s expansive Wurtele Thrust.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
28 June 2025
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“Animation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animation. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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