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 Audiences have grown far more discerning, Nakajima says, with a vast number of works now out in the world, and the range of what animators can express has widened considerably in 40 years. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 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 Motivating a new generation of animators and storytellers also fuels Buermann. — Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 19 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 The visual effects artists and animators then got to work creating digital Martians that would have the handmade, idiosyncratic style Burton originally intended to achieve with stop-motion. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026 Studios are firing skilled animators, then rehiring them to fix what the models get wrong. — Sadev Parikh, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for animators
  1. drivers
  2. agencies
  3. executors
  4. generators
  5. incentives
  6. catalysts
  7. stimuli
  8. inspirations
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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Drawing power from the air inside a home sounds almost impossible, but moist-electric generators do just that.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of generators
Noun
  • And among recent film offerings are movie shot locally as the Garden State enjoys a Hollywood production boom underpinned by film tax credits and other state incentives and local hires.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The Port Authority of Kansas City approved incentives for the development earlier this year.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 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
Definition of inspirations

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“Animators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animators. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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