real-world
adjective
: existing or occurring in reality : drawn from or drawing on actual events or situations : real-life
a real-world example
… the complex relationship between a word and the real-world thing it labels.—
Jean Aitchison
Jean AitchisonDigital objects aren't bound by the same constraints as real-world objects—that is, broadly speaking, the whole point of digital objects—but they're often made to look like real-world objects anyway.—Lev Grossman
Lev Grossman… combine the rigors of academics with the soothing realities of real-world applications.—Ricardo Bilton
Ricardo BiltonThe paintings are essentially abstract, but they don't feel abstract. They feature, besides passages of figurative drawing, a real-world aura …—Peter Schjeldahl
Peter SchjeldahlExamples of real-world in a Sentence
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The company believes Oli can bridge the gap between research and real-world application and accelerate advances in embodied AI, motion control and human-robot interaction.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Hackers are now turning Microsoft Teams security threats into real-world dangers that go far beyond corporate networks.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
One is the dream-world version between Gwen and The Grabber, while the other is a real-world version for the characters who can’t see The Grabber.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Our fleet is driving across America, collecting data daily, feeding our AI foundation model with diverse real-world events.
—Sterling Anderson, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Hackers are now turning Microsoft Teams security threats into real-world dangers that go far beyond corporate networks.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
One is the dream-world version between Gwen and The Grabber, while the other is a real-world version for the characters who can’t see The Grabber.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Our fleet is driving across America, collecting data daily, feeding our AI foundation model with diverse real-world events.
—Sterling Anderson, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Real-world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real-world. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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