as in quickening
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as in stimulating
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
Mr. Clark animates history for his sixth graders by frequently showing up for class dressed like some famous historical figure
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Recent Examples of animating
Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2024
Very often, the best sound design doesn’t mean the most sound design, and the friendly whirring and playful pneumatic hums animating Roz show up just enough to help convey her personality but only assert themselves at narratively significant moments.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
There may be no idea more animating to modern life than that of success, the theme (for the second year running) of our October issue.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2024
Natural light is a critical component of Pardo’s alchemy, animating the interior and amplifying the overall pattern play with a dappled light show that is particularly dramatic as the late afternoons kindle into night.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
While Moore knows how to tell a gripping tale, animating anecdotes with vivid imagery, the threads don’t always cohere.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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The first stage is a simple animation builder which allows creatives to add motion effects to text and basic images, without prior experience in animating.
—Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2024
Very often, the best sound design doesn’t mean the most sound design, and the friendly whirring and playful pneumatic hums animating Roz show up just enough to help convey her personality but only assert themselves at narratively significant moments.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
There may be no idea more animating to modern life than that of success, the theme (for the second year running) of our October issue.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2024
Natural light is a critical component of Pardo’s alchemy, animating the interior and amplifying the overall pattern play with a dappled light show that is particularly dramatic as the late afternoons kindle into night.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
While Moore knows how to tell a gripping tale, animating anecdotes with vivid imagery, the threads don’t always cohere.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animating
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The brand’s Gua Sha tool allows its products to penetrate the scalp more effectively, while stimulating blood flow for hair growth.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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By stimulating specific points along the body’s meridians, acupuncture is believed to help regulate the flow of Qi (life energy).Irina Logman, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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For instance, with Venus in Scorpio energizing your ninth house of adventure and self-discovery and Pluto in Capricorn transforming your 11th house of community affairs, this sextile encourages you to explore new horizons through connections and exhilarating experiences.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Saturday Night, which sees fake blood explode everywhere in one moment and the set catch fire in another during the frenetic lead-up to the show, is an exhilarating journey through the challenges of getting the show off the ground.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
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Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, about 1 minute.Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
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And as the model offers only 224 ft lbs of torque on tap in manual mode, most NSX owners will be stirring the silky manual gearbox and enjoying the 8,000 rpm redline much of the time, rewarded by the scintillating exhaust note.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
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Such moves have seen the group refocus pharmaceutical division activities on four therapeutic areas — cardiovascular-renal-metabolic diseases, immunology, neuroscience and oncology.Greg McKenna, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2024
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This massager provides therapeutic relief and is a thoughtful gift for anyone experiencing hand pain.Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Reilly pointed to how her industry has done important work on curative or preventative medicines, such as a cervical cancer vaccine.Chantelle Lee, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
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If you are diagnosed at an early stage with a treatable liver disease, treatment can help improve your outcome and can often be curative.Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
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Carolyn Cooper, the EPA's remedial project manager, said the carbon itself is safe, pointing out that carbon water treatment is the same process used in many household water filters.Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024
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Cruise’s cooperation included remedial measures such as ensuring that employees identified as responsible for the falsified report are no longer employed by the firm.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Animating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animating. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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