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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Though Curry's more realistic rendition of Pennywise has proven to have enduring cultural staying power, Bill Skarsgård has made the role his own over the past decade.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Based on the trailer, Joanne and Noah seem to both be in the honeymoon phase, and also very realistic about their future.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a wonderful chapter in which an older woman extolls a younger one to tell a painful story not with words, but with movements, so as to expel her pain without enlisting narrative’s power to summon, and thus force a re-living, of painful events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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Many synthetic biologists, including Adamala, are seeking to make a synthetic cell — with natural chirality — from scratch out of non-living parts.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Its marble female form is flowing and naturalistic in its posing, welcoming its audience into the room.—
Sophia Arndt,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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There’s still room for ‘modern meadows’ where more naturalistic, wild designs meet refined borders and simplicity—providing a little distinction helps each area of your garden feel more intentional.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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With just 24 hours before a party, 31-year-old Maïlys Lecaillier from Pas-de-Calais transformed everyday items into a hilariously lifelike ostrich costume that’s now delighting TikTok.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The audio of their teachers speaking is particularly lifelike.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One of the games Yowell and the Tennessee students played with the New Orleans children was nine square, a large three-dimensional tic-tac-toe board the students used to save money to play at the church, the pastor said.—
Jay Powell,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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With its bouncing, three-dimensional hemline, the dress reflected the movement of her sleek, free-flowing hair.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This groundbreaking method could transform the way researchers study complex diseases, including cancer, without disrupting natural cellular processes.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The large-mouthed sharks end up hoovering in some of this natural debris.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Photo-realistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo-realistic. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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