Thesaurus results for ANIMATORS

animators

noun

plural of animator

as in drivers

someone or something that gives life or vigor to

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Recent Examples of animators Separate sections were constructed at puppet scale, allowing animators to stage performances that could be integrated with miniature elements and digital backgrounds. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 Toward the end of a long, fruitless pitch meeting with a gaggle of writer-animators, Nickelodeon executive Mary Harrington put on Bartlett’s show reel. — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 The team is also expected to include character artists, animators, editors, composers, sound designers, colorists and other creative collaborators. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 Not all users need as much graphics muscle as processing speed, but plenty of editors, animators, engineers, and other workers will lean on a strong GPU. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 19 Sep. 2026 Later that year, Disney would create Pluto the Dog, though there remains widespread debate as to whether Walt Disney and his animators named him after the planet. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 All three animators who spoke to USA TODAY asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation from others in the music industry and harassment online. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Restaurant Dive’s coverage of National Restaurant Association research identifies Gen Z and millennials as key drivers of beverage-only restaurant occasions, pointing to drinks as a way to pull customers in and lift sales.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Police say violations can take different forms, from drivers attempting to beat a traffic signal to drivers making a right turn without stopping as required.

— Nina Burns, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of drivers

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The launch also comes as global agencies expand on the continent.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The agencies did not immediately identify the exporters involved nor indicate whether any individuals or companies had been charged in the ongoing investigation.

— Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of agencies

Noun

No charges have been filed against the co-executors, Epstein's longtime lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn.

— Dan Mangan,Jim Forkin, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
While executors have time to complete estate administration, 10 years stretches beyond reasonable expectations.

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of executors

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Another person was found dead inside his garage with a generator running, and DeSantis urged people to not run generators indoors.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Their interiors are packed with rows of servers in addition to associated hardware, backup generators, and cooling systems.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of generators

Noun

Companies have plenty of incentives to make that advertising palatable to consumers, but Ireland believes ads will play a role one way or another.

— Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
The city of Mission ultimately pulled the plug on its tax incentives and threw out the redevelopment agreement.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of incentives

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After a review of Palo Alto’s product-level growth catalysts, Powell sees clear upside to both revenue and next-generation security (NGS) annual recurring revenue (ARR) in fiscal 2027.

— , CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Record cell performance Subsequent tests carried out by the researchers showed a significant performance difference between the catalysts.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of catalysts

Noun

Researchers have studied how certain facial and auricular stimuli interact with parasympathetic activity.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Researchers have also explored how certain facial and auricular stimuli may interact with parasympathetic activity.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of stimuli

Noun

Below, check out more stars who have adopted completely different names, and their inspirations behind them.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Oct. 2026
The book is full of gorgeous photos of their projects, including their own homes (Bunny’s mossy green-colored library, for example), plus their inspirations and design philosophies.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

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