in real life
idiom
: in a real situation : in actual existence
We can laugh at things in movies that would scare us in real life.
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This trade would never happen in real life, though.
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Welshpool was played by Wrexham AFC striker Paul Mullin, a player on the soccer team that Reynolds co-owns in real life.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 13 May 2025
Looking Beyond Traditional Regulatory Compliance Compliance regulation in real life with the assistance of agentic AI is particularly groundbreaking.
—Pallav Kumar Kaulwar, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
German magicians Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Uwe Horn in real life became Las Vegas stars along with their white lions and tigers.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
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Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Welshpool was played by Wrexham AFC striker Paul Mullin, a player on the soccer team that Reynolds co-owns in real life.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 13 May 2025
Looking Beyond Traditional Regulatory Compliance Compliance regulation in real life with the assistance of agentic AI is particularly groundbreaking.
—Pallav Kumar Kaulwar, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
German magicians Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Uwe Horn in real life became Las Vegas stars along with their white lions and tigers.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
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“In real life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20real%20life. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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