liven
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He’s also brought cookies and bottles of water to houses to liven things up.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Hamm said that cameos can liven up a sketch or prop up a flatlining monologue, and at that moment he was joined by Kieren Culkin, who recently won an Oscar for “A Real Pain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025
Pecans add crunch and texture to soups, walnuts liven up pasta dishes and Marcona almonds bring a buttery, salty note to verdant salads.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2025
Muslims liven up their iftar spreads with their own local delicacies.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
What traps have the Gamemakers hid den to liven up the slower moments?
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
“This magical place livens conversation as well as appreciation of the countryside and Northern California artists from the past century to the current,” Scarff, who lives in Sonoma, wrote.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
The newer ride is an adorable, video-game like animated romp with cartoon critters and lots of pies — a respectful and nostalgic 2021 endeavor that livens up the park by celebrating its history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
So it helps that Leon livens the proceedings with a kinetic musicality, juxtaposing the boot-stomping rigidity of soldiers marching in step with the loose-limbed exuberance of hymnal intonations.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2022
It's not the same as a night under the Arizona stars, but it absolutely livens up a dreary spring evening.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2022
She livens up again like I didn’t just ruin her reveal.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
The attraction is also livened up by appearances from Dawnson’s Tano, Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor and a masked Din Djarin from “The Mandalorian.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
Eventually that season, the atmosphere livened up with cardboard cutouts in the seats.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
The addition of a single word, though admittedly anachronistic, might have livened things up and drawn in a whole new cohort of readers.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2023
Xander Bogaerts livened up a San Diego lineup that already included sluggers Manny Machado, Juan Soto and the suspended Fernando Tatis Jr.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Mingo was a stoutly made man of middle stature, with a West Indian complexion that was livened by his red checkered suit tonight.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
The reunion with Yamamoto – who left Soundgarden around 1989 -- for the Rock Hall show went a long way to livening the festivities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025
But it is certainly livening up what had threatened to be a predictable affair.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2024
The anise-y, licorice-forward notes were refreshing and livening.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2023
The hotel had just sent some feedback that the music for the evening sounded a little too muted, and he had some ideas for livening it up.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2018
He stared into the livening fire, and tried to stop himself crying.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
