Thesaurus results for ANIMATOR

animator

noun

Definition of animator

as in driver

someone or something that gives life or vigor to

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Recent Examples of animator Renee Zhan is a Chinese-American director and animator from Houston, Texas. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026 The show was created by animator Mike Judge and former Simpsons writer Greg Daniels. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026 Later that year, Disney would create Pluto the Dog, though there remains widespread debate as to whether Walt Disney and his animators named him after the planet. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 Animators revisit ‘Rehab’ in a new light When news broke of Hernandez’s death and Burke’s possible involvement, the animators struggled to reconcile their role in creating the video with the emerging details of the case. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for animator

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Noun

When the truck driver was ready to retire, his ESOP account, which had been growing throughout his tenure, provided for a secure retirement.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

Your will directs the executor to transfer assets to the trust.

— Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The executor or personal representative typically gathers the estate's assets, identifies valid debts and pays creditors according to state probate rules before distributing remaining property to heirs.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of executor

Noun

The relevant agencies in both countries are working to resolve the issues together and Israeli visitors to Thailand will receive official travel guidance asking them to respect Thai laws and culture, Teplitskiy said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
And if Muhammad has a good rookie year and Stevenson exits via free agency, Muhammad could move outside.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of agency

Noun

The partnership brings battery-generator microgrids to public-sector sites where reliable grid power is limited.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Traffic lights were out at about 80 intersections, so city workers were using generators and placing stop signs at those intersections, the statement said.

— Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of generator

Noun

But any economic stimulus program runs the risk of causing inflation to spike, and many economists believe the pandemic-era stimulus was at least partially responsible for the rise in consumer prices that ensued over the following years.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
The edit intercuts old film reels, both archival B-roll and seeming home movies, to hint at how all these new stimuli jog Brooke’s memory.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of stimulus

Noun

Even one of the beef’s catalysts, Metro Boomin, echoed the sentiment, lamenting how online fans had turned the battle into something sinister.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
In a report published in June, Nasdaq explicitly highlighted several key catalysts driving the expansion of trading hours.

— , CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of catalyst

Noun

States got creative with all sorts of financial incentives, from million-dollar prizes to college scholarships.

— Adam Zimmerman, STAT, 11 Sep. 2026
The suspension has already squeezed Indian exporters, as Dubai has long served as a key commercial hub for India's trade with Iran, giving India a direct economic incentive.

— Kyra Colah, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of incentive

Noun

The inspiration behind Keoghan’s signature eyebrow arch was fully revealed when Majors’ wife, Faith, approached Keoghan at the Kentucky Derby.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
As a young sportswriter studying journalism at the University of Missouri, Seth Wickersham looked to Los Angeles for inspiration.

— Aaron Reiss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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