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animate

[an-uh-meyt, an-uh-mit] / ˈæn əˌmeɪt, ˈæn ə mɪt /




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“Don’t tell her,” a thin girl with large, dark, animated eyes and long black lashes says.

From Literature

Similar concerns animate Andrews’ sculpture practice, which she’s returned to now that her life has regained equilibrium.

From Los Angeles Times

As president of Dartmouth College, I’m committed to this goal, and how to restore public confidence in higher education animates conversations among my presidential peers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chinese audiences are increasingly interested in locally made movies such as last year’s animated megahit “Ne Zha 2,” which grossed $2.2 billion in its home country.

From The Wall Street Journal

Childlike wonder meets climate devastation in the modestly realized French animated film “Arco,” a fantasy of the future that centers on the innocent adventurousness of kids as a hopeful reality, still.

From Los Angeles Times