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animate

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




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You are close to its trunk, experiencing its lofty height and its many branches spreading out like gesturing limbs of an animate creature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Such outcomes would not resolve the broader debates that animate these cases.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

The third track, “Appetite,” features horns and strings to animate his story of the loneliness and isolation of life on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

They animate the jar’s swelling surface, its bulge already emphasized by wide black bands around the neck and foot.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

We needed to animate the trends and test them against real experience, to supply characters and narrative.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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