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someone or something that gives life or vigor to
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Not long ago, Mick had a successful career as an animator working for a Hollywood studio, with a good salary and a loving family.
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
But the backdrop shows several people looking down through glass partitions at that desk, much in the way some on-stage animators worked at Disney-MGM.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Michele consistently worked with non-traditional brand teams of creators like CGI illustrators, 3D artists and digital animators during his tenure.
—Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Film producer and animator David Bossert, who frequently collaborated with Allers, announced his death in a Facebook post Saturday.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 19 Jan. 2026
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
But the backdrop shows several people looking down through glass partitions at that desk, much in the way some on-stage animators worked at Disney-MGM.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
Michele consistently worked with non-traditional brand teams of creators like CGI illustrators, 3D artists and digital animators during his tenure.
—Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
Film producer and animator David Bossert, who frequently collaborated with Allers, announced his death in a Facebook post Saturday.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animator
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Foreign passports Permanent resident cards Border crossing cards A temporary driver’s license is not accepted for domestic air travel.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Jan. 2026
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The bus driver was asleep at the wheel, and the drag queens in the back were driving the season.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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One reason is that an executor of your estate only has control over the probate assets.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
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The Grammy Museum curated the exhibit with the help of Suzette Quintanilla, Selena’s sister and executor of the Selena estate.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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It is made available to other agencies as needed about 200 days out of the year, usually for a fee to cover the cost of operations.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The company also said that forecasts generated by its tools could be created independently, allowing government agencies and companies to control their own information.—
Joe Wertz,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some snacked on free food provided by a man who fired up a generator to make hot drinks and toaster-oven pizzas.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Steam generator milestone Steam generators play a central role in pressurized water reactors like the Hualong One.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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This suggests the presence of an internal, self-evolving latent variable—independent of external stimuli—that shapes the timing structure of motivation and decision-making.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Feland adds that the additional gravitational load gives an extra stimulus for the bone to build more tissue in people who don’t get that through weight-bearing exercise or resistance training.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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The catalyst is the AI infrastructure expansion, where HBM demand is rising significantly faster than conventional memory sectors.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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These materials are utilized in other energy technologies, such as fuel cells and catalysts.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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By and large, business figures have no incentive to flame tensions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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The applicant is also seeking a density bonus incentive to exceed the base floor area ratio, or FAR, for the site, which would allow for 139 visitor accommodation units.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Not only as a source of inspiration, but as a hinge of divergence in America.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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The witty horror comedy takes inspiration from Stine's most memorable stories, from a haunted mask to Slappy the Dummy, while also charting its own path as a commentary on the anxieties faced by high schoolers today.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Animator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animator. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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