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Recent Examples of animator
Even though Walt himself died at age 65 in 1966, the animators and producers at his studios continued to use the same traditions and tactics for the animation and storyboard process when creating a new film.
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The Annecy presentation also teased new projects in the works from the animator duo known as Headless (Victor Maldonado & Alfredo Torres), Chris Butler, Sam Fell, and The Copeland Brothers.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 25 June 2025
But once computers could automate that work, the role of the animators shifted.
—Robert Capps Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Told with magical realism and an array of terrific traditional folk songs, Coco sends Miguel on a journey into the Land of the Dead, which allows Pixar’s genius animators to produce one of their most dreamlike and colorful visual environments.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 June 2025
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The Annecy presentation also teased new projects in the works from the animator duo known as Headless (Victor Maldonado & Alfredo Torres), Chris Butler, Sam Fell, and The Copeland Brothers.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 25 June 2025
But once computers could automate that work, the role of the animators shifted.
—Robert Capps Malcolm Hillgartner Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Told with magical realism and an array of terrific traditional folk songs, Coco sends Miguel on a journey into the Land of the Dead, which allows Pixar’s genius animators to produce one of their most dreamlike and colorful visual environments.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animator
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An investigation shows that a semi-truck pulling tandem trailers hydroplaned, causing the driver to lose control and the semi to jackknife.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The firm also released the full driver roster already, well ahead of the game’s release.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Larson is so popular with insiders that the association of association executors gave him $1,500.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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The director explained that her grandson, the estate executor, had been directed to give the donation to a charity in Baltimore that no longer exists.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Detectives have reached out to several police agencies across the country to discuss various suspects and cases that have any similarities to the Fleming case, the release states.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
8 Aug. 2025
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Analysts have found that countries like the DR Congo, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Sudan received over one-fifth of their total development assistance from the now-defunct US agency, Semafor reported back in February.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Authorities emphasize the importance of generator safety and proper ventilation.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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This update followed news the village’s backup generator system for its water system was not working properly as of 9:13 a.m. Temperatures in Newberry are expected to reach highs of 86 degrees on Saturday and 82 degrees on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Will stimulus checks be sent as part of Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill?' No.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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What seems clear is that by some genetic predisposition that remains invisible to us, the neural latticework designed to interpret, modulate, and respond to stimuli is prone to going haywire in some people, causing a cascade of changes that very often results in head pain.—
Tom Zeller Jr.
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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When grounded in spiritual values, this mindset creates a self-sustaining ecosystem of generosity, where hope grows and every challenge becomes a catalyst for deeper impact. Nonprofits can no longer rely solely on spreadsheets and fundraising targets to sustain their missions.—
Yujia Zhu,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Their separation served as the catalyst for Clarkson's 10th studio album, Chemistry, released in 2023.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The result is a misaligned affordability signal that dulls incentives to adapt and crowds out private innovation.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Globalization could be blamed for introducing competition from other countries with lower labor costs, putting downward pressure on manufacturing wages in the United States and creating incentives to move production abroad.—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Aug. 2025
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Highest 2 Lowest Year: 2025 Runtime: 2h 13m Lee’s reworking of Ed McBain’s novel King’s Ransom, which was the inspiration for Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 thriller, High and Low, has no shortage of highlights.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Brothers Homes facility has been posited as inspiration for Squid Game in the past.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Animator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animator. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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