animated
adjective
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Animated cartoon characters have been "given life" by film techniques, though the animation of drawings actually goes back to handheld toys in the 1830s. A child watching the cartoon may also be animated—squealing, laughing, and jumping around—as can a crowd of hockey fans or a rock-concert audience. And the best discussions and arguments are often highly animated.
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Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
As well as interactive and animated maps for the upcoming total solar eclipse, there’s an eclipse simulator and a calendar of solar and lunar eclipses long into the future.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
In Satoshi Kon’s animated classic, a pop star attempts to jump into television acting and faces violent consequences.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
The Sony film had won numerous precursor awards, including topping the Annie Awards and receiving the Producers Guild award for animated feature.
—Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
Miyazaki has now won two Academy Awards for animated feature.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
The animated post reveals the songs and her collaborators.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2024
So far, the animated fourquel has grossed $62 million at the domestic box office and $93 million globally.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
Google is celebrating the late legendary Mexican ranchera icon Lola Beltrán with an animated Doodle on her 92nd birthday Thursday, March 7.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Animated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/animated. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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