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animate

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




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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

In 2017, she sold the company, pocketing about $12 million, but her vision continued to animate OneTaste.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

A family is visiting their grandmother for Thanksgiving at an assisted-living facility and as a treat, they’ve used an app to animate some of her old black-and-white photos using artificial intelligence.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2025

Later, the black movement’s vitality extended to animate the liberation movements of women, the elderly, the physically disabled, and the homosexual.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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