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
He has vowed to liven up proceedings, saying during a hustings event that chamber business had become "dull".
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
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
A karaoke machine is brought out to liven things up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Syncopation is one way to liven things up.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
It livens up the whole shebang and really makes the soup, truthfully.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2023
Surya plays a foil to Balan, who grapples with intense emotional upheavals in the film, and livens up the screen effortlessly with his smile and easy presence.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2022
The mass start event, which first appeared at the 2018 Olympics, livens things up significantly.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
Next, a little cup of brown sauce livens the stir-fry with oyster sauce, Japanese Worcestershire, sugar and vinegar.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2020
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
The atmosphere inside Old Trafford is livening up.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024
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
But there, in the Conqueror’s tower, a constant ebb and flow of cockneys would be livening the frost.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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