real-life
adjective
: existing or occurring in reality : drawn from or drawing on actual events or situations
real-life problems
real-life drama
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Elsewhere in the podcast, Shallow discusses her penchant for using femininity and flirtation as reality TV weapons, and how that nickname cast a shadow on her real-life relationships.
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
As in Bennett’s other works, vagueness manifests in the book’s sentences, which have a habit of interrupting themselves, thoughts popping in and out with the regularity of a real-life interior monologue.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
The other group was a control group, in which 15 women watched dog-training videos but received no real-life dog interaction.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
The best Yelpers give honest opinions about real-life restaurant experiences.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
As in Bennett’s other works, vagueness manifests in the book’s sentences, which have a habit of interrupting themselves, thoughts popping in and out with the regularity of a real-life interior monologue.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
The other group was a control group, in which 15 women watched dog-training videos but received no real-life dog interaction.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
The best Yelpers give honest opinions about real-life restaurant experiences.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Real-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real-life. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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