as in brightness
the quality or state of having abundant or intense activity
the animation of any city depends upon an abundance of street-level restaurants, shops, and places of entertainment
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Congratulations – and thank you! – to all of the filmmakers for an extraordinary year in animation.
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
The jewelry company released a limited-edition jewelry design featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and pixel of Disney animations.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
That was one of my earliest memories of digital cinema and animation.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
Sattar creates the animations behind Roan for her shows, helps select her single covers and plays a hand in the star’s makeup and outfits.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
The jewelry company released a limited-edition jewelry design featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and pixel of Disney animations.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
That was one of my earliest memories of digital cinema and animation.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
Sattar creates the animations behind Roan for her shows, helps select her single covers and plays a hand in the star’s makeup and outfits.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
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It’s also got a dimmable touch switch to choose the brightness.Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
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There are two factors: size and brightness (or albedo, the fraction of light that is reflected from the surface), says Szabo.Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Hundreds of the rambunctious mammals were showing off their affinity for acrobatics, somersaulting out of the water with infectious exuberance.Brad Japhe, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2024
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While exuberance may be absent for operators, there is an abundance of hope.Andrew DeAngelo, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Whether more saturated or muted, rusty-brownish or terracotta-toned, the often polarizing color can bring vibrancy to even the smallest of spaces.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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Wet autumns can encourage fungi and pests that can sap a tree’s resources and the vibrancy of its foliage.Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2024
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Vice Mayor Belal Aftab and council member Chuck Page, co-chairs of the city’s ad hoc committee on economic vitality, gathered Saratoga residents and business and property owners to brainstorm recommendations to eventually bring back to the city council.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
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Happy Banana offers a solution that’s not just about comfort, but also about preserving vitality.Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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For some freshness and vibrance. Polenta or mashed potatoes: Warm polenta or mashed potatoes are the perfect vehicle for capturing all those juices and flavors.Renu Dhar, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
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In addition, Gaudí had intended for much of his work to be painted in eye-popping colors, reflecting the vibrance of the natural world—a detail that hasn’t made it into church’s final look.Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024
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The meme invasion threatens the spirit of Halloween.Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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And even if Grandma can't be at a family gathering in person, her spirit lives on through her recipes.Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
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Inside a coffee shop in West Hollywood a few weeks ago, the director recalled the man’s enthusiasm.Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
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The new movie assumes that the audience is fully in the tank (lobster or otherwise) for these two, and if your enthusiasm for their brand of bickering and humor is waning, there’s not much else to offer.James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Animation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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