animate

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

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

The third track, “Appetite,” features horns and strings to animate his story of the loneliness and isolation of life on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The static from the carpet gave them a shock, presumably, and it helped animate his monster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

The beautiful Alaskan and Siberian huskies that animate the dog-sledding instruction at Norway’s Pasvik Folk High School are what help lift this handsomely photographed film above the usual heart warmer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

But, to her surprise, his face, awake and animate, conveyed none of the brutality that had been her first impression.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor