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animate

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




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They just needed to submit photographs of themselves and their loved ones, and AI would then animate the material following specific prompts.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

Racial equity and climate change used to animate the movement.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2026

He emerged with twins whose distinct qualities animate an awards-worthy dual performance.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

Instead of pronouns that distinguished between male and female, Sasha’s language had pronouns that distinguished between animate and inanimate objects.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

“Their hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their AI products — a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

AI companies' "hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their A.I. products -- a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale," said A.G.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

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 Jan. 25, 2026

That core truth animates the centuries-old English tradition of equity, which developed as a system to do justice when courts of law weren’t up to the task.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2025

What animates Volpe is creating moments for his kids to figure it out for themselves.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

At the time there was no Academy Award for animated features.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

A movie so bad it’s good: Niu Lai, a poorly made Chinese film about animated cows, has quickly become one of the most profitable movies of all time.

From Slate Sep. 3, 2026

Zach Hadel brings the bloody, madcap nature of the internet to his animated sitcom “Smiling Friends.”

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

A scripted show and an animated series based on Parton’s “Billy the Kid” book franchise are scheduled to be released on a date to be determined.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Every one seemed in high glee; laughter and conversation were general and animated.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

The Whatnot auctions are events—sellers are personalities who fire up bids, chats buzz with hundreds of buyers, and the animating pressure is often the same: bid now or lose out.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

It is about much more profound questions of Britain's sovereignty, economy and place in the world which have been animating our politics for more than a decade now.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2026

Democracy demands allegiance to ideals of human dignity and political equality, the protection of which is its animating purpose.

From Slate Feb. 24, 2026

Popular rule became the animating spirit of 1776, and it remains the reason why “Common Sense” still matters.

From Salon Jan. 10, 2026

The artificial life force animating them seemed to fail if pressed too far...at least in some of them.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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