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someone or something that gives life or vigor to
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Lauren Elliott, though, was a designer at Broderbund Games, working in a former liquor store beneath a sign that said DEPARTMENT OF REDUNDANCY REDUCTION DEPARTMENT alongside an impish ex-Disney animator named Gene Portwood who often doodled Mickey Mouse in obscene poses.
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Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Aardman Studios, founded by Peter Lord and David Sproxton and made famous by multi-Oscar winning animator Nick Park (Wallace & Gromit), is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a series of events highlighting the craft and legacy of the studio.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
This included five weeks of filming Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid in motion-capture suits and the work of 140 animators from Industrial Light & Magic, the visual-effects firm behind a bunch of Marvel movies.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
The ants that animators once morphed into googly-eyed caricatures in films such as A Bug’s Life and Antz just received a meticulously precise anatomical reboot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
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Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Aardman Studios, founded by Peter Lord and David Sproxton and made famous by multi-Oscar winning animator Nick Park (Wallace & Gromit), is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with a series of events highlighting the craft and legacy of the studio.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
This included five weeks of filming Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid in motion-capture suits and the work of 140 animators from Industrial Light & Magic, the visual-effects firm behind a bunch of Marvel movies.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2026
The ants that animators once morphed into googly-eyed caricatures in films such as A Bug’s Life and Antz just received a meticulously precise anatomical reboot.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animator
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Police said in both incidents, two suspects approached the delivery driver and attempted to pay for the food with counterfeit money.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Drive Clean Indiana Executive Director Carl Lisek said the average age of a truck driver is 61.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Two days before his death, Epstein made Indyke a co-executor of his estate, along with Kahn, the accountant.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2026
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King will produce along with John Branca and John McClain, who are the co-executors of the Michael Jackson estate.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Service’s regional headquarters will vanish, along with most of its research facilities and experimental forests—and also quite likely the sense of mission that has animated the agency for more than a century.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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And the agency will start building a base there over the next few years.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The agency approved the emissions permit in July for eight simple-cycle power turbines and 87 linear generators.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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Diesel, which powers the island’s generators, is pumped into large storage tanks.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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To check whether progesterone was the trigger, the researchers removed the female from the barrier tank and replaced her with conical plastic tubes coated with various chemical stimuli, sliding them into the small holes of the wall divider.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2026
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In general, weight loss means less load on your bones, which reduces the stimulus to create new bone cells.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the new Paramount+ series, the 75-year-old actor plays Preston Clyburn, whose tragic death in the first episode serves as the emotional catalyst of the series as his family struggles to cope with his sudden loss.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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India was a major catalyst in the Royals’ 4-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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But their relationship didn’t last, and the movie studios moved on, lured away by new incentives in other states.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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These connections between bonds and environmental risks give counties a financial incentive to engage in conservation.—
Leah Campbell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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Set the scene As its name suggests, The Loutrel draws inspiration from (and pays tribute to) landscaping legend Loutrel Briggs, who designed roughly 100 private gardens in and around Charleston beginning in the 1920s.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Macharia takes tradition, freshness, seasonality, and each of the 18 guests’ preferences into account when crafting his menus, drawing inspiration from his personal taste and research.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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