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
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Given Detroit’s position atop the East, the possibility of seeking to just improve along the margins is realistic, especially considering the financial flexibility the team is looking to maintain this offseason.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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All that is required is for the backbone of the Revolutionary Guards to break—and this is not a fantasy, but a realistic possibility.—
Shahrnush Parsipur,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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While 10 mice died and some flies didn’t survive, most of the animals came back alive, giving scientists valuable insight into how living organisms cope with spaceflight.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
27 Dec. 2025
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In a breakthrough that reimagines how living tissue can drive machines, researchers at MIT have developed artificial tendons made from tough, flexible hydrogel.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Dec. 2025
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Though naturalistic and individualized portraits have often been celebrated as a triumph of early Italian masters, this portrait was painted some 1,200 years earlier, in the 1st century AD.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Denim brand Ossou has practically perfected the naturalistic look with their array of earthy washes.—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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The lifelike super yacht will measure 264 feet in length, 96 feet in width and50 feet tall at its highest point.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Battle Cat Crafted with collector-level detail, this figure features a screen-accurate design inspired by the live-action film, highlighted by a muscular sculpt, lifelike glass eyes, and a posable jaw.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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Humanoid endures freeze Unitree has staged a high-profile demonstration of its G1 humanoid robot’s ability to operate in some of the harshest natural conditions on Earth, sending the biped into the deep freeze of China’s far northwest.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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The sneckdown is the snow that builds up on parts of the street that cars don’t use, acting as a natural curb extension.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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