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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Schumer’s real-life partner, chef Chris Fischer, received a similar diagnosis after they were married in 2018.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Apr. 2024
Their relationship forms the foundation of Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, a darkly comedic psychological thriller based on Gadd’s real-life ordeal and adapted from his award-winning one-man show.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Apr. 2024
The announcement comes just weeks after Roblox’s decision to embed ads into the site’s gameplay, pitching virtual billboards to sell real-life products.
—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2024
Beyoncé and her daughter Blue Ivy drew from their real-life relationship as mother and daughter when tapped to star in Mufasa: The Lion King.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
But while the real-life velociraptor was indeed a cunning, fearsome predator, these creatures were much smaller than the movie portrayed—closer in size to a turkey.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
But audiences seem even more fascinated with where the line exists between what happens to Donny and what happened to Gadd, and with figuring out who the real-life versions of Martha and Darrien are.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
That storytelling was born out of creator and star Richard Gadd’s real-life experience with stalking that began as a one-man stage show and was woven into a darkly comic miniseries about isolation and the aftereffects of abuse.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
But content celebrating the Columbine shooters is still widely available, and easily found, on TikTok and other platforms, despite rules against glorification of violence and real-life attacks.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Apr. 2024
Their relationship forms the foundation of Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, a darkly comedic psychological thriller based on Gadd’s real-life ordeal and adapted from his award-winning one-man show.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Apr. 2024
The announcement comes just weeks after Roblox’s decision to embed ads into the site’s gameplay, pitching virtual billboards to sell real-life products.
—Bysasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Apr. 2024
Beyoncé and her daughter Blue Ivy drew from their real-life relationship as mother and daughter when tapped to star in Mufasa: The Lion King.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 29 Apr. 2024
But while the real-life velociraptor was indeed a cunning, fearsome predator, these creatures were much smaller than the movie portrayed—closer in size to a turkey.
—Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
But audiences seem even more fascinated with where the line exists between what happens to Donny and what happened to Gadd, and with figuring out who the real-life versions of Martha and Darrien are.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
That storytelling was born out of creator and star Richard Gadd’s real-life experience with stalking that began as a one-man stage show and was woven into a darkly comic miniseries about isolation and the aftereffects of abuse.
—Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
But content celebrating the Columbine shooters is still widely available, and easily found, on TikTok and other platforms, despite rules against glorification of violence and real-life attacks.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Real-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real-life. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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