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

Standing up for carriage drivers cannot mean chaining their futures to a dying trade that risks lives every time a horse panics in traffic.

— Al Sharpton, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
As often happens, weather played its part, suppressing the crowd size and making life complicated for the teams and drivers on track.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of drivers

Noun

Both agencies have seen a notable decline in Republican support.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
While international observers initially blamed Moscow for the blasts, investigators later found suggestions that Ukrainian state security agencies may have been involved — even though Ukraine counts Germany as one of its closest allies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of agencies

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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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Westlake coach Rick Clausen said his team’s game at Ventura High remains on because the school has generators if power is cut off.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Data centers and trading floors run backup generators and failover sites because their businesses can’t stop when the power does.

— Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of generators

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Commercial incentives persist Koh said shipping companies around the world have continued looking for opportunities to navigate the Strait since the conflict erupted, with some operators prepared to accept higher risks and costs.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
These changes would reduce costs, free up management bandwidth and improve IPO formation incentives.

— Jeff Jacobs, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of incentives

Noun

A lot of the products that are in the market today and already approved will be the catalysts for growth for the balance of this decade.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
It is expected to be one of the first major catalysts for Panther Island.

— Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of catalysts

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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

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Of late, Holloway’s inspirations have included figures from history, music stars, actors and socialites such as the Duke of Windsor, Bryan Ferry and Charlie Watts.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Below, check out more stars who have adopted completely different names, and their inspirations behind them.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Oct. 2026

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