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also naturalist
as in realistic
closely resembling the object imitated
the movie's volcanic eruption is so naturalistic that it's easy to forget that it all came out of a computer
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Recent Examples of naturalistic
And if a risk-free, stars-only safe space is the sole way to glimpse them in a more naturalistic mode, that seems to be a trade-off that millions are willing to make.
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
But part of it is that there’s a more naturalistic feel to the dialogue and a less heightened feel in Peacemaker than in Superman.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
For a naturalistic look, Carey recommends taking a looser approach.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2025
The city already has a process where citizens can register their naturalistic landscapes for protection.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
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Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
But part of it is that there’s a more naturalistic feel to the dialogue and a less heightened feel in Peacemaker than in Superman.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
For a naturalistic look, Carey recommends taking a looser approach.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2025
The city already has a process where citizens can register their naturalistic landscapes for protection.
—Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalistic
Adjective
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Though Curry's more realistic rendition of Pennywise has proven to have enduring cultural staying power, Bill Skarsgård has made the role his own over the past decade.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Based on the trailer, Joanne and Noah seem to both be in the honeymoon phase, and also very realistic about their future.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With just 24 hours before a party, 31-year-old Maïlys Lecaillier from Pas-de-Calais transformed everyday items into a hilariously lifelike ostrich costume that’s now delighting TikTok.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The audio of their teachers speaking is particularly lifelike.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One of the games Yowell and the Tennessee students played with the New Orleans children was nine square, a large three-dimensional tic-tac-toe board the students used to save money to play at the church, the pastor said.—
Jay Powell,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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With its bouncing, three-dimensional hemline, the dress reflected the movement of her sleek, free-flowing hair.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This groundbreaking method could transform the way researchers study complex diseases, including cancer, without disrupting natural cellular processes.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The large-mouthed sharks end up hoovering in some of this natural debris.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Elsewhere, the graceful lines and vivid colors with which the macroscope Earth, by Cameron Beccario, visualizes global weather patterns give it a beauty that rivals your favorite Impressionist painting.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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The auroras intensify, expand toward the equator, and often turn a vivid blood red.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a wonderful chapter in which an older woman extolls a younger one to tell a painful story not with words, but with movements, so as to expel her pain without enlisting narrative’s power to summon, and thus force a re-living, of painful events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Many synthetic biologists, including Adamala, are seeking to make a synthetic cell — with natural chirality — from scratch out of non-living parts.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Naturalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naturalistic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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