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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For me Butler is the real deal as an action star, always reliable in movies made for a price.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
This is the real deal – there’s an immediate danger to life and property.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026
The Dolphins won, the Kid QB looked close enough to the real deal, and that’s enough for now.
—Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
Digital features editor Charlotte Collins moved apartments pretty recently and proved through her cleaning tests that this vacuum is the real deal.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
This is the real deal – there’s an immediate danger to life and property.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026
The Dolphins won, the Kid QB looked close enough to the real deal, and that’s enough for now.
—Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
Digital features editor Charlotte Collins moved apartments pretty recently and proved through her cleaning tests that this vacuum is the real deal.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the real deal
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“The real deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20real%20deal. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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