1
as in case
something that actually exists
the ambition to make his dreams a reality
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2
as in existence
the fact of being or of being real
no one denies the reality of electricity, though few people understand it fully
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as in fact
the quality of being actual
the reality of the situation finally dawned on her and she sat down in stunned silence
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as in object
one that has a real and independent existence
you'll need to cope with a whole new set of realities once you've become a parent
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Recent Examples of reality
On Friday, that desire became a reality when USC officially hired Patterson to be the defensive coordinator for coach Lincoln Riley.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
There’s her creative director, Celeste (filmmaker/actress Hailey Benton Gates), Charli’s friend and the only one with a foot in reality, but with no other purpose in life but to subjugate herself to her employer.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Hollywood taxpayers kicked in $28 million to help make the Jimmy Buffett-themed resort a reality.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
The reality is that Rodman could have walked away.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for reality
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
There’s her creative director, Celeste (filmmaker/actress Hailey Benton Gates), Charli’s friend and the only one with a foot in reality, but with no other purpose in life but to subjugate herself to her employer.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Hollywood taxpayers kicked in $28 million to help make the Jimmy Buffett-themed resort a reality.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
The reality is that Rodman could have walked away.
—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for reality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reality
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Manhattan prosecutors urged a judge on Wednesday to set a July trial date in Luigi Mangione's state murder case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, two months before jury selection in his federal death penalty case.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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In Short’s case, the flattening is particularly egregious, because the inchoate facts of her life are shoehorned into the obsessions of amateur sleuths who continue to get those facts wrong.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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While the indirect, astrophysical evidence supporting its existence is overwhelming, all direct detection efforts have come up empty.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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How dragons existed in the imagination of both Europe in the Middle Ages and China in the fifth millennium BC, though the cultures were unaware of the other’s existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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In fact, many other factors are much more important.—
Aly J Yale,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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In fact, there is irritation about the level of criticism and a faction of the fanbase intent on pushing the idea that his job will surely be on the line if results do not improve soon.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The method allows the creation of 3D objects with varying mechanical and optical properties — such as hardness and transparency — at the pixel level using a single, inexpensive material.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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PrimeSense, Maizels' prior startup, developed technology that allowed sensors to detect the distance between objects, and was integrated into Apple's Face ID sensor starting in 2017.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Emily Mendenhall traces the medical myths, gender bias, and neurological truths behind hysteria, one of history’s most damaging diagnoses.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Reagan demonstrated that the most powerful weapon is truth and principles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Starship is capital-intensive and when packaged with an already cash-generating business like Starlink, the risk can be absorbed within a single public entity.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wexner and his charitable entities have given more than $200 million to Ohio State, his alma mater, which has, in turn, honored him through the naming of its football facility, medical center and the Wexner Center for Arts.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Forensic scientists were called in, but none of the roughly 100 people who were there had a noticeable physical reaction to the substance.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Omar, a Democrat, was calling for the abolishment of ICE and for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign when a man sitting in the front row rushed up to her and sprayed her with a substance while yelling at her.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The updates mark Google’s push toward an agentic web, where browsers do more than display pages and instead help users get things done faster.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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These are the signature Big Think dialogues that slow things down, ditch the script, and reveal how great minds actually think.—
Daphne Koller,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Reality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reality. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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