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Recent Examples of animator
Then the animators could take over and finish the rest with their skillful photorealism.
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 18 Apr. 2025
An animator would listen to an audio track and laboriously adjust character mouths frame by frame.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The animation varies wildly from one episode to the next, with different teams of animators and writers working on each (very short) short.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Working with his skilled team of animators, Bienvenu evokes Iris’ world with the detail and bold touch of a realist.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 18 Apr. 2025
An animator would listen to an audio track and laboriously adjust character mouths frame by frame.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 21 May 2025
The animation varies wildly from one episode to the next, with different teams of animators and writers working on each (very short) short.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Working with his skilled team of animators, Bienvenu evokes Iris’ world with the detail and bold touch of a realist.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for animator
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animator
Noun
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Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 May 2025
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She’s also seen the delivery drivers out wearing merchandise for both Fantuan and HungryPanda.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
31 May 2025
Noun
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The executor of Humphrey’s estate sued on his behalf, claiming that the termination was unlawful and that $3,043.06 in unpaid wages plus interest was owed to the estate.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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Under the terms of the legislation, the digital replication right does not expire at a person’s death, and can be transferred and licensed by heirs, executors and others.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
Noun
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This same erosion of authorship and originality can easily happen within agencies.—
Henry Kurkowski,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the majority, saying courts should defer to agencies on how far to extend reviews.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Noun
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But these devices—unavailable in the US—are among the first to feature Google’s image-to-video AI generator, based on its Veo 2 model (now available to Gemini subscribers).—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
30 May 2025
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Like other modern video generation models, Veo 3 is built on diffusion technology—the same approach that powers image generators like Stable Diffusion and Flux.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2025
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The recordings revealed that AWB and ASH, two neurons that are responsible for making sense of olfactory stimuli, were activated when the corpses and fluids were present, indicating that the worms were smelling the signature of death.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
23 May 2025
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When we get stung by a wasp, the association between pain and wasps is encoded in the region of the brain called the amygdala, which connects simple stimuli with basic emotions.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
21 May 2025
Noun
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But Gibbs has been a catalyst for this offense, earning back-to-back Pro Bowl honors to begin his career.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The Rangers’ recent success seems to be strong catalyst for this sentiment.—
Alyssa Cooper,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025
Noun
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The Biden administration sought to encourage manufacturers to build in the United States, but those efforts are still in their early stages, and many of the government incentives are now on the chopping block.—
Dan Gearino,
Wired News,
31 May 2025
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While Enders’ report accuses Amazon of contributing to the piracy problem, as the owner of its own streaming service, Prime Video, Amazon has an incentive to fight piracy.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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Ali told Newsweek where the inspiration behind the post came from.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Set to John Kander and Fred Ebb's — the legendary duo behind Chicago and Cabaret — award-winning score and a book by Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, Condon's adaptation draws inspiration from the Broadway musical and the acclaimed 1976 novel of the same name by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig.—
Mekishana Pierre Updated,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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“Animator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animator. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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