liven
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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
Muslims liven up their iftar spreads with their own local delicacies.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
But that didn’t stop Nick from trying to liven things up.
From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
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'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
The mass start event, which first appeared at the 2018 Olympics, livens things up significantly.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
But Dominic Raab praised the PM's "ebullient, bouncy, optimistic, Tiggerish character", saying it "livens up" his speeches.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2021
She livens up again like I didn’t just ruin her reveal.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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
Things livened up when Chalamet performed one of his character’s terrible raps, but it was a slog compared to last week’s similarly themed and much sharper “Chef Show” with Nate Bargatze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 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
Cuts to the president, tucked away in his secure box, provided a few jump scares throughout the night, sometimes even livening up the moment.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2025
The atmosphere inside Old Trafford is livening up.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024
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
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
