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Recent Examples of animators
And not to feel that the animators had to overperform it, as such.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Their influence was absolutely incredible on hundreds of young animators and young filmmakers.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
The architect says he's worked with around 13 consultants, including animators, music arrangers and contractors, who helped design and build the show.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
And Johnson gained extra insight into Belle's life by visiting the Alsace region of France, which inspired the original Disney animators.
—Courtney Cole, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The proximate cause of the strike was the firing of one of the studio’s best animators, Art Babbitt.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
The base price for the Studio Display XDR, which is targeted at professional content creators such as video editors, photographers, colorists, 3D animators, and game designers, is $3,299.
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
It’s been very difficult for animators and for VFX artists to get jobs.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
The project was also a multi-territory collaboration on the creative front with animators in Hong Kong, France and Philippines, as well as artists working on the background scenes in Japan.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
Their influence was absolutely incredible on hundreds of young animators and young filmmakers.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026
The architect says he's worked with around 13 consultants, including animators, music arrangers and contractors, who helped design and build the show.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
And Johnson gained extra insight into Belle's life by visiting the Alsace region of France, which inspired the original Disney animators.
—Courtney Cole, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
The proximate cause of the strike was the firing of one of the studio’s best animators, Art Babbitt.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
The base price for the Studio Display XDR, which is targeted at professional content creators such as video editors, photographers, colorists, 3D animators, and game designers, is $3,299.
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
It’s been very difficult for animators and for VFX artists to get jobs.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
The project was also a multi-territory collaboration on the creative front with animators in Hong Kong, France and Philippines, as well as artists working on the background scenes in Japan.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animators
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The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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Flash flooding currents are strong and can sweep drivers off roadways.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
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With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Austin Mayor Kirk Watson praised the coordinated response from local and regional law enforcement agencies, including the Travis County Sheriff’s Office, Manor Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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But a messy dispute between Jackson’s daughter, Paris, and his estate’s executors, entertainment lawyer John Branca and music executive John McClain, has taken some of the fizz out of the celebration.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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The actress and musician had requested the executors have a schedule to submit the estate's annual accounting information.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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These generators also recharge the batteries in about four to six hours.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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However, the flushing pump was not designed to automatically restart following a blackout, and the Dali’s generators could not operate without a fuel supply, so the ship ultimately experienced the second blackout.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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House members who occupy safe seats have fewer incentives to compromise or work across the aisle.—
Ashley Wu,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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This enables local semiconductor manufacturers to access state and federal tax incentives.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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The market is overbought, leadership is narrow, and macro catalysts remain stacked against it.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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This differs from traditional catalysts that tend to use either single atom mateirals or nanoparticles.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Perhaps sensing this, the league trotted out a series of onstage stimuli between picks.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Eliciting disgust, even through unrelated stimuli, can intensify moral judgment.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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And what better way to celebrate Route 66 than dive into the inspirations behind Cars Land, one of the most loving odes to the road ever created?—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The New Space Age Artemis II may not have landed on the moon, but inspirations from the cosmos landed in the hands of watchmakers.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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“Animators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animators. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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