liven
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Iona is perched on a table by a windowsill, stapling albums to the ceiling as decor to liven up the record store she runs — not that the place needs much livening-up, considering Iona’s look.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 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
Muslims liven up their iftar spreads with their own local delicacies.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Yang Hyun-Jun, who also helped liven up Celtic from the bench, then teed up Palma for the simplest of finishes.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2024
“We want to do something to liven up the lagoons and basin,” Millet told an interviewer.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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
It livens up the whole shebang and really makes the soup, truthfully.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2023
The mass start event, which first appeared at the 2018 Olympics, livens things up significantly.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
A hailstorm livens up a Venetian fashion show and the world's largest rodents invade a wealthy Argentinian town - some of the stories you may have missed last week.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2021
She livens up again like I didn’t just ruin her reveal.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
“It’s been nice to see that in the last year that I’ve been coming here to work on the project, it’s livened back up again,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Eventually that season, the atmosphere livened up with cardboard cutouts in the seats.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
But things then livened up notably as Nigeria came out with greater intent in the second half.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 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
“He has livened things up,” said Mrs. Brisbane.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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
In 1964, the Brothers recruited a young Jimi Hendrix to their line-up, with his guitar work livening up hits like Testify before he left to go solo.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
The Motet’s music has been livening up dance floors for over two decades, with songs that are unrelenting in their pursuit to make listeners move.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2022
Whether we're talking about livening up avocado toast, grain bowls, and eggs, or just using the condiment to add heat to marinades and dips, there's nothing better than hot sauce.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2022
He stared into the livening fire, and tried to stop himself crying.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
