Thesaurus results for ANIMATOR

animator

noun

Definition of animator

as in driver

someone or something that gives life or vigor to

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Recent Examples of animator 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 Animators revisit ‘Rehab’ in a new light When news broke of Hernandez’s death and Burke’s possible involvement, the animators struggled to reconcile their role in creating the video with the emerging details of the case. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 The film is generally regarded as director and animator Hayao Miyazaki’s finest work. — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Aug. 2026 Studios are firing skilled animators, then rehiring them to fix what the models get wrong. — Sadev Parikh, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for animator

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Noun

After it was immobilized, the driver attempted to leave the vehicle and was apprehended by officers, according to NEA Report.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
Costco is an awkward exhibit for putting shareholder-value maximization in the driver’s seat.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

The executor or personal representative typically gathers the estate's assets, identifies valid debts and pays creditors according to state probate rules before distributing remaining property to heirs.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Barrow is the sole trustee of the trust and executor of Voletta’s estate.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of executor

Noun

Anthropic wanted assurance that its technology would not be used for fully autonomous weapons or domestic mass surveillance, and the DOD wanted Anthropic to grant the agency unfettered access to Claude across all lawful purposes.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Currently, free agency begins five days after the World Series, with no expiration on when players can sign.

— Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of agency

Noun

The electricity harvested from the vehicle skin can run onboard systems, recharge battery banks, and reduce the fuel needed for auxiliary generators.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Rely on people with generators and those who understand how they can be safely deployed and shared.

— Freida Graves, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of generator

Noun

But the designer suffered a fall from grace in 2011 after he was arrested for antisemitic and racist incidents, the catalyst for the backlash to his selection as the subject of the Met's exhibit and its accompanying gala.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
PGMs are vital to hydrogen technology, acting as catalysts in fuel cells to power electric vehicles.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of catalyst

Noun

Investors are also betting on a future DeepSeek listing in the mainland, said Wayne Shiong, managing partner at Argo Venture Partners, as the startup risks an exodus of senior engineers without financial incentives to stay.

— Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Instead, the law provides the city with an incentive to dangle before the team.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of incentive

Noun

These Shanghai knives became the inspiration for the Fairbairn-Sykes knife when the two returned to Britain in 1940 to help in training the new Commando force.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Her biggest inspiration for the fest came from Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair, and Rodrigo gave her young fans a little history lesson.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2026

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