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as in pragmatic
willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly
high schoolers who need to be more realistic in their career choices, as so few people end up as rock stars
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as in living
closely resembling the object imitated
those special effects look really realistic—I'd never guess they were all computer-generated
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Recent Examples of realistic
That's just not realistic for me.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Doctors have different views about recovery timelines for this type of injury and whether the start of next season is realistic.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The most exciting feature is the realistic mask, though, which has mesh eyes for kids to see through while trick-or-treating, and an adjustable strap to fit their head properly.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
The price point of ByteDance's tools also enables many new users to turn to AI to create realistic images.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Doctors have different views about recovery timelines for this type of injury and whether the start of next season is realistic.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The most exciting feature is the realistic mask, though, which has mesh eyes for kids to see through while trick-or-treating, and an adjustable strap to fit their head properly.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
The price point of ByteDance's tools also enables many new users to turn to AI to create realistic images.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for realistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistic
Adjective
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The concept for Lilith, as McLachlan and her co-founders—her agent, manager, and road manager at the time—make clear, was less ideological than pragmatic.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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Slot’s more patient and pragmatic Liverpool is a reflection of a new reality, which Klopp himself acknowledges.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Rounding out the slate is a cricket reality show based on a Korean baseball format and a survival competition that blends co-living dynamics with physical and mental challenges.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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That’s the upshot of a new study on the alcohol content of the preferred foods of one of our closest living relatives.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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Playful and practical John and Catherine’s grandchildren also have their own suite, though Catherine and Justice made the design choices for them.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Why not put all those periods of training camp work to practical use?—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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But part of it is that there’s a more naturalistic feel to the dialogue and a less heightened feel in Peacemaker than in Superman.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Along edges of naturalistic areas.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Sep. 2025
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Many drugs, enzymes, catalysts, and other chemicals of incalculable value were first identified in natural samples.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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The business focuses on natural beekeeping practices and manufactures products made with beeswax and honey such as lip balm, beard oil, candles, solid perfume, lotions, paw balm for dogs and cotton candy as well as a wide variety of raw honey.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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For years, full-body systems capable of lifting loads or delivering lifelike VR sensations came with six-figure price tags.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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The advancement, detailed this week in Science Advances, is just the latest in a string of studies highlighting how creepily lifelike synthetic skins have become.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2025
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The book honed Wolfe’s vivid style of writing that ushered in the New Journalism movement of the era.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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Saffron Saffron is a spice with a vivid reddish-golden color that has a slightly bitter flavor and is an important ingredient in Indian and Mediterranean cooking.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
30 Sep. 2025
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An iridescent, three-dimensional butterfly reminiscent of the singer's Lover era popped up as the centerpiece of the gift, and a card with the Grammy winner's full name was set below the sparkling figurine.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Sweeney’s custom look took six weeks to make and is like-for-like, from the three-dimensional star appliqués across the bodice and hips, to the corseted back and flippy, chainmail-like skirt.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Realistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realistic. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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