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animate

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




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Another used A.I. to animate a photo of Walters, the digital replica lamenting his sentence of “death by incarceration.”

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Under his own studio, he became best known for the dinosaurs in Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park,” using computer generation to animate the prehistoric creatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

Woe unto those who fail to entertain, animate or amuse.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

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

The pull of the old, the vintage, still animates our culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

The ritual of a nation coming together to choose its path is an outward sign of the inward grace that animates self-government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

“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

This entire episode took me from fear to a rage that burned in me then, animates me now, and will likely leave me on fire for the rest of my days.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

In this traditional picture, outgoing presidents are animated by equally familiar things: self-awareness, shame, party loyalty, respect for continuity, a desire for a smooth transition to a loyal successor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

In its first half, intellectual property-related income rose 88% to ¥62.7 billion due to the success of “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” its second animated film based on the popular videogame series.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The 1992 Indo-Japanese animated film Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama brought the tale to life through richly detailed, hand-drawn animation.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

In recent years, Roundabout has worked on major projects, including recent Oscar winner “One Battle After Another,” the 50th anniversary restoration of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and Netflix’s animated comedy “Leo.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

She liked his more animated expressions, and the way it was easy to hug him.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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

We can tell that some animating spirit has left a body; we can see the corporeal before and after.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 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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