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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Recent Examples of photo-realistic
Meanwhile, photo-realistic images are equally deceptive.
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Tamilla Triantoro, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2025
Tamilla Triantoro, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photo-realistic
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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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
Adjective
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Shot in a colorfully naturalistic style by Irina Lubtchansky (My Golden Days), the film occasionally switches to what looks like Super 8mm, capturing the action more intimately and playfully.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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In short, this nearly unstoppable plant makes a great border for naturalistic or meadow gardens.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 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
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“Photo-realistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo-realistic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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