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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The result features many innovations never before seen in a humanoid figure, including new methods to create more realistic skin and replicate the twinkle in Walt’s eye which Imagineers established was because of what is known as a corneal bulge.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025 -
Could physicists resolve Penrose’s singularities by moving to something a little more quantum, and therefore a little more realistic?—
Charlie Wood,
Wired News,
20 July 2025
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Sourced from museums, archives and personal accounts, it’s designed as a central space where others can add their own stories, creating a living historical record.—
Jaylen Green,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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But for decades, a decline in federal funding for public housing has caused living conditions to deteriorate.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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The earliest images—likely created by pecking into rock with stone tools—are realistic and naturalistic.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
24 July 2025
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The 65-inch C4 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) was our favorite model yet, offering strikingly clear 4K and upscaled HD images, rich and naturalistic colors, impressive OLED brightness, and spacey black levels thanks to OLED's emissive screen tech.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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For the first time, an autonomous surgical robot completed a key phase of gallbladder removal on a lifelike patient.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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Cornerback Peanut Tillman once purchased a lifelike fake alligator and hid it on the steps to team meetings, scaring various coaches with it and filming their reactions as the players roared.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 July 2025
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To sweeten the setting in Southampton, there is an assortment of chocolate bars with packaging that has Barbie-like figures wearing three-dimensional designs.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
18 July 2025
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The tiny, three-dimensional structures called meta-emitters reflect light to help keep surrounding areas cool.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
17 July 2025
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For Angelique Kane, the title of artist didn't always feel like a natural fit.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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Usually having $100 billion of natural catastrophes is a very active season.—
Ayesha Javed,
Time,
20 July 2025
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“Photo-realistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo-realistic. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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