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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 The show’s creator, writer and director, Mackenzie Crook, and the animator Ainslie Henderson have been friends for at least 20 years. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Around 30 animators worked across 40 tiny sets, painstakingly constructing a feature-length film frame by frame. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 The process involved more 230 puppets — including 36 of the main character Prue alone — which were brought to life by a team of 49 animators. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2026 The director tapped designer William Roy Hodgson, who works at the Monuments Lab that tracked where and when all those Confederate statues first were erected, to be the film’s chief graphic artist and animator. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for animator

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Noun

The two adults on the bus, a male driver and a female aide, were taken to a local hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries, officials said.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
Other drivers often cited for such increases include a rise in overall medical care costs and general inflation, and labor shortages.

— Julie Appleby, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

The New Mexico attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against two of Jeffrey Epstein's closest confidants, seeking to stop them from receiving payments for serving as executors of his estate.

— Graham Kates, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Epstein owned the Zorro Ranch for decades Earlier this year, Indyke and Kahn agreed as executors of the estate to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against them by Epstein accusers for up to $35 million.

— Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of executor

Noun

Federal investigation now underway Emergency personnel from multiple agencies responded to the crash site, where wreckage from both helicopters was scattered across a rural field.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
After the conclusion of the World Series, Luke Maile, Jonathan India, Craig Kimbrel, Josh Rojas and Alec Marsh were among the players who departed Kansas City via free agency.

— Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of agency

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China’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter thanks to the country’s powerful export machine, with domestic consumption still lagging and the authorities showing little interest in fiscal stimulus.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Visual stimuli produced more activity in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of stimulus

Noun

The muon is typically ejected, freeing it to create a new exotic atom and restart the cycle; thus, the muon is acting as a catalyst, a nuclear matchmaker.

— George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Within consumer staples, Kimberly-Clark is my preference thanks to the Kenvue acquisition catalyst.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of catalyst

Noun

The departures concentrated in September 2025, when the administration's incentive programs for resignation and early retirement took effect.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Congress should pass legislation that ensures predictable payments that reflect fair market rates and removes incentives to exploit arbitration while preserving strong protections against surprise bills.

— Christian Swann, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of incentive

Noun

Supporting fresh talent keeps the interest and excitement around the industry as a whole alive, and Arnault has clearly found inspiration in the indies.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026
Portuguese demonstrators have been protesting for weeks following inspiration from the Spanish movement to call out rising living costs, especially housing costs.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

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