as in naturalism
realistic depiction in art and literature
using ordinary people as models, even when depicting the greatest of saints, Caravaggio brought an unforgiving realism to painting that was unprecedented
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Recent Examples of realism
Snapchat parent Snap saw its stock droop in late trade after reporting first-quarter financials accompanied by a dose of realism even as monthly active users hit 900 million in the first quarter of 2025.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Genres such as romance and realism are political, Goyal argues, and work together in constructing the diasporic Black Atlantic.
—Abby Clayton, JSTOR Daily, 29 Apr. 2025
The acting is grounded in realism but the writing refuses to keep the characters under lock and key.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
But Francis gravitated to the realism — even the populism — of a later painter with much less polish.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Genres such as romance and realism are political, Goyal argues, and work together in constructing the diasporic Black Atlantic.
—Abby Clayton, JSTOR Daily, 29 Apr. 2025
The acting is grounded in realism but the writing refuses to keep the characters under lock and key.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
But Francis gravitated to the realism — even the populism — of a later painter with much less polish.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for realism
Noun
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In terms of execution, they can largely be categorized within the realm of cinematic naturalism.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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But the naturalism had a function that went beyond popular accessibility.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But as this season has gotten more hilariously digressive in its social experiments, so has Fielder in pressing for ever-more-absurd attempts at verisimilitude.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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The veteran, who served over 16 years as a Member of SEAL Team 5, won a Silver Star Medal for the very combat shown in daunting forensic verisimilitude in this film — and he’s worked through degrees of trauma most civilians can only imagine.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Realism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realism. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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