as in brightness
the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity
the animation of any city depends upon an abundance of street-level restaurants, shops, and places of entertainment
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Recent Examples of animation
These animations use satellite data to show how an area has changed from a higher vantage point.
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ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
The animation business has been through numerous boom and bust cycles.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Little Dot, whose own reputation as a key player in the YouTube ecosystem is burgeoning, will continue to manage the channel with Dr. Seuss, and will work with Electric Studios, which is part of Electric Theatre Collective, on the animation.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 June 2025
The company has focused on short-form and mid-form animation designed for YouTube and social platforms.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 24 June 2025
The animation business has been through numerous boom and bust cycles.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Little Dot, whose own reputation as a key player in the YouTube ecosystem is burgeoning, will continue to manage the channel with Dr. Seuss, and will work with Electric Studios, which is part of Electric Theatre Collective, on the animation.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 June 2025
The company has focused on short-form and mid-form animation designed for YouTube and social platforms.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for animation
Noun
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The brightness and color reproduction are lackluster, almost as if Acer deliberately found the most middling budget screen possible.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2025
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To qualify as a bolide, an incoming meteor must reach the brightness of Venus, which, like the moon, is often visible in the daytime sky.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
27 June 2025
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Similarly, Barnes and Saenz de Viteri’s work appears at first all winky smiles, earnest exuberance and breezy dialogue layered over flailing arms, speedy footwork and spoken self-deprecating asides, often set to a Golden Oldies soundtrack.—
Brian Schaefer
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Without the dampening effect of tariffs, economic optimism might have spilled over into exuberance and higher inflation.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
2 July 2025
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The vibrancy of New York City is always compelling.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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In addition to sharing books, documentaries, and online resources with your family, local Juneteenth events such as parades, festivals, concerts and educational workshops provide further opportunities to experience the vibrancy of these celebrations and learn directly from the Black community.—
Rebecca L. Palmer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2025
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When unbound, her hair was a resplendent halo of vitality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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The vitality of the microorganisms present determines the ultimate success of the pile, and an overly acidic environment can disrupt their activity.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2025
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However, there are more and more color-adjacent products coming onto the market that help refresh and add vibrance to your strands without any risk of damaging your hair or causing hard-to-fix mistakes.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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Luckily, that shift didn’t completely eradicate the charm and vibrance that made the original so iconic.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The fun-loving spirit of the shimmery product was captured in the punky campaign, inspired by the 2012 thriller in which Gomez starred alongside Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine and James Franco.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
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There was no moment in the tournament that better captured the spirit of football and its role as an emotional release valve than when every member of the squad hounded Gray.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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Late last week, some influential Democrats were saying that Lamont’s enthusiasm for his chief regulator may have cooled after PURA conceded destruction of the text messages.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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Throughout, the cast of 17 exudes an unmistakable enthusiasm for the material, the onstage electricity radiating up the alpine slopes of the Guthrie’s expansive Wurtele Thrust.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
28 June 2025
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“Animation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animation. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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