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bring to life

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  1. Enliven or energize a person or thing. For example, The promise of a big part in the play brought Jane to life, or The author's changes really brought this screenplay to life. [c. 1300] Also see come to life.


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All that music to bring to life meant that Grande moved quickly through the two dozen songs she divided into five or six acts.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 8, 2026

Veteran “The Simpsons” voice actor Pamela Hayden will bid farewell to Springfield’s Milhouse, Jimbo Jones and all the other characters she helped bring to life for more than three decades.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2024

"What the conversations bring to life is he was just a man, doing his life, going to restaurants, being angry," she says.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2024

“The period necessary to bring to life a new opera is longer than the mandate of a theater director,’’ Meyer told a news conference, adding pointedly, “A little stability doesn’t hurt.”

From Seattle Times May 28, 2024

Elinor guessed that this was the writer who had caused them so much trouble—Fenoglio, the creator of Capricorn, Basta, and all the other monsters, including the terrible creature Meggie was to bring to life tonight.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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