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animate

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




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Such outcomes would not resolve the broader debates that animate these cases.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

He was trying to convey emotion and animate characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

The “richest body of historically specific written evidence” concerning fears of the animate dead in the Middle Ages comes from 12th-century England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

They animate the jar’s swelling surface, its bulge already emphasized by wide black bands around the neck and foot.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

He pantomimes the action with both hands, grunting to animate it further.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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