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also naturalist
as in realistic
closely resembling the object imitated
the movie's volcanic eruption is so naturalistic that it's easy to forget that it all came out of a computer
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Recent Examples of naturalistic
Try adding river stones to the bottom of a deep basin to adjust the water level in a naturalistic way.
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Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2025
To make the action feel naturalistic, grounded, but still visceral, Caron and his cinematographer Damian Garcia needed to embrace not just a different style, but different styles.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2025
Euganean Hills are a treasure trove of biodiversity, and not only naturalistic but also historical, artistic and cultural, thanks to the presence of Venetian villas, castles, villages, monasteries and abbeys.
—Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
This latest study used the improved algorithms in the more naturalistic setting of a question-and-answer session.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Feb. 2017
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Laura Fenton, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2025
To make the action feel naturalistic, grounded, but still visceral, Caron and his cinematographer Damian Garcia needed to embrace not just a different style, but different styles.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Aug. 2025
Euganean Hills are a treasure trove of biodiversity, and not only naturalistic but also historical, artistic and cultural, thanks to the presence of Venetian villas, castles, villages, monasteries and abbeys.
—Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
This latest study used the improved algorithms in the more naturalistic setting of a question-and-answer session.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Feb. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalistic
Adjective
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Nearly 3,000 Amazon shoppers gave the candle trio a five-star rating for their adjustable brightness, realistic flickering features, and neutral colors.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unless more Democrats start being realistic, many more innocent people will unfortunately continue to suffer.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Modern generative models such as StyleGAN3 and Diffusion Transformers generate incredibly lifelike audio and video quickly and on demand.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Winemana 2-Pack Gourd and Berries Vase Decor This set of farmhouse-rustic wood vases are jam-packed with lifelike pumpkins, maple leaves, berries, and greenery.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The system builds a three-dimensional grasp of object contours and spatial relationships during motion by comparing when events occur and their intensity across the two lenses.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some of them were shocked that my Persona was a fully three-dimensional representation of my face and not a live video feed.—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Merino wool also has natural temperature-regulating and odor-controlling properties—both of which are ideal for hiking.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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How much of this summer’s leap is down to the rules and how much is just the natural order of football is open to interpretation.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sugar maples turn bright red, and red maples change from vivid red to orange to bright yellow.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Under Porra’s direction and through Sebastián Cabrera’s painterly cinematography, the film conjures a vivid and haunting portrait of the colonial Caribbean.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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So, is this a case where a living organism transformed into a non-living state by evolutionary pressures?—
Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
12 Aug. 2025
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For Jones, the heart of co-living is all about companionship, growth, and collaboration.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Naturalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naturalistic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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