as in realistic
closely resembling the object imitated
photo-realistic portraits of birds that caused some gallerygoers to forget that they were looking at paintings
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Two, that the racing footage is incredibly realistic.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
27 June 2025 -
Around-the-clock monitoring is crucial, yet building and staffing a 24/7/365 SOC isn't realistic for the typical small enterprise.—
Ricardo Villadiego,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The hatch falls open with a bang that has Dina on high alert, but not a living (or semi-living) soul emerges.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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This is a living example of how businesses can harness AI and microgrids to increase operational efficiency, support sustainability goals and better prepare for energy volatility.—
Frederic Godemel,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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This naturalistic garden has almost half native plants and half non-native, but is an oasis in the middle of the city.—
Janet B. Carson,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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For decades, Kahneman and Gary Klein, a psychologist who researches naturalistic decision-making, had a running disagreement about whether human intuition could be trusted.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The petite gateau may be the most lifelike of them all, with a deep red color and a furry velvet exterior.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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To build machines with lifelike autonomy, researchers are turning to a new concept: autonomous physical intelligence (API).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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With brother Nelson, Louis devised a system whereby special drones with three-dimensional wind sensors can be flown near, or even into, the cones of tornadoes to take such critical measurements low to the ground.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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But a main source of those data is being abruptly shut off On television broadcasts and forecast maps, hurricanes appear as two-dimensional swirling vortices, belying their extremely complex three-dimensional structure.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
27 June 2025
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Plums make their presence known along roadsides and in natural areas in spring when fragrant white blooms cover their bare branches.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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But their back-and-forth reveals a natural chemistry between the two writers.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
27 June 2025
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“Photo-realistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo-realistic. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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