animateness

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Noun
  • Using fabric adds movement, liveliness, and drama to a room in a more advanced way than paint can.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Some of these treats date as far back as the 1700s, while others were developed during the penny-pinching of the Great Depression or the liveliness of the 1950s.
    Mack Swenson, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Residency decisions are increasingly informed by assessments of neutrality, institutional robustness and rule-of-law strength.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Sprout’s hardware reflects deliberate trade-offs prioritizing safety and robustness.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Somehow, though, none of this really detracts from the minute-to-minute joys of a series so distinct in its characterizations, forward-looking in its plotting, and willing to prioritize vivacity and gratification.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But the variety and vivacity of these dozen tracks, all created on an old-school hardware setup, are proof that Cahl Sel doesn’t lack for ideas of his own.
    Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The challenge is confirming biological activity while eliminating non-biologic explanations.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
  • During his 156-day trial, prosecutors accused him of conspiring with six former Apple Daily staffers, two activists and others to request foreign forces to impose sanctions or blockades or engage in other hostile activities against Hong Kong or China.
    Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Dow has experienced various bull and bear markets, from the roaring 1920s to the Great Depression, the exuberance of the dot-com bubble in the 1990s to crash of the early 2000s, and the slides and rebounds of the financial crisis of 2008 and the Covid-19 pandemic in the early 2020s.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Away from the irrational exuberance, there are still sensible investments to be made.
    Mikael Johnsson, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The campaign highlights an all-local cast of youth models, capturing the country’s vibrancy and beauty with Pacsun‘s latest styles.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In practice, tax-the-rich schemes diminish economic vibrancy.
    Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Despite the heavy nature of the film, there’s an odd streak of peppiness to some of its proceedings.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Animateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animateness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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