virtual reality
noun
: an artificial environment which is experienced through sensory stimuli (such as sights and sounds) provided by a computer and in which one's actions partially determine what happens in the environment
also
: the technology used to create or access a virtual reality
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Most of humanity has fled into virtual reality to escape a world wracked by epidemics and climate change.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Not to mention duck pin bowling and virtual reality experiences.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Around the same time, the Human-Machine Interaction Group pioneered early work in virtual reality, building headsets and gloves that foreshadowed today’s AR/VR technology.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
The experience often includes interactive elements and a virtual reality component.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
Not to mention duck pin bowling and virtual reality experiences.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Around the same time, the Human-Machine Interaction Group pioneered early work in virtual reality, building headsets and gloves that foreshadowed today’s AR/VR technology.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
The experience often includes interactive elements and a virtual reality component.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for virtual reality
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“Virtual reality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virtual%20reality. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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