the real deal
noun
informal
: something or someone that is real or genuine : a thing or person that is not a copy or imitation
These diamonds aren't fake. They're the real deal.
That guy looked so much like Elvis, I almost thought he was the real deal.
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Pitchers are maybe 80%-90% ready for the real deal.
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The adventure utility details are what make the R2 the real deal, though.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 13 Mar. 2026
The people who consider the Patterson-Gimlin film the real deal, at least the ones Evans spoke with, are not just smart but experts, among them a professor of anatomy, Jeff Meldrum, and a Hollywood makeup and VFX specialist, Bill Munns.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
That’s not to say Piastri is now a bust — far from it — or that Antonelli isn’t the real deal too.
—The Athletic, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The adventure utility details are what make the R2 the real deal, though.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 13 Mar. 2026
The people who consider the Patterson-Gimlin film the real deal, at least the ones Evans spoke with, are not just smart but experts, among them a professor of anatomy, Jeff Meldrum, and a Hollywood makeup and VFX specialist, Bill Munns.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
That’s not to say Piastri is now a bust — far from it — or that Antonelli isn’t the real deal too.
—The Athletic, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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“The real deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20real%20deal. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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