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as in pragmatic
willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly
high schoolers who need to be more realistic in their career choices, as so few people end up as rock stars
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as in living
closely resembling the object imitated
those special effects look really realistic—I'd never guess they were all computer-generated
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Recent Examples of realistic
But designing such realistic snakeskin is nothing short of an art form.
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Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 24 June 2025
Once the Indiana Pacers all-star suffered an Achilles injury in the first quarter of Game 7 on Sunday night, so did his team’s realistic chances of winning a NBA title against the Thunder.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025
Concluding that the document was likely produced at the height of the Cold War, when an attack of this kind represented a realistic threat, Simmons read on, eager to learn how people in the 1950s were supposed to react.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
At least investors are being realistic about Crescent Capital’s dimming prospects of late, driving shares down to a wild 23% discount to NAV.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 24 June 2025
Once the Indiana Pacers all-star suffered an Achilles injury in the first quarter of Game 7 on Sunday night, so did his team’s realistic chances of winning a NBA title against the Thunder.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025
Concluding that the document was likely produced at the height of the Cold War, when an attack of this kind represented a realistic threat, Simmons read on, eager to learn how people in the 1950s were supposed to react.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
At least investors are being realistic about Crescent Capital’s dimming prospects of late, driving shares down to a wild 23% discount to NAV.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistic
Adjective
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And Pérez has always been pragmatic: While half of his business comes from selling to the luxe set, the other 50% comes from rental apartments and affordable housing.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Maybe a new, pragmatic leadership will emerge—one that realizes that the time has come for Iran to stop picking fights, end its global isolation, and pursue its own development.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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The hatch falls open with a bang that has Dina on high alert, but not a living (or semi-living) soul emerges.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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This is a living example of how businesses can harness AI and microgrids to increase operational efficiency, support sustainability goals and better prepare for energy volatility.—
Frederic Godemel,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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People follow entrepreneurs who offer practical wisdom, not generic business advice.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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The technology could actually have some practical applications.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Linklater is best known for his walk-and-talk Before trilogy, titles like Dazed and Confused and Boyhood, and for his naturalistic filmmaking.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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The film blends naturalistic domestic moments with dreamlike, oneiric sequences, aiming to recreate a tactile, analogue Santiago through stop-motion techniques.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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But their back-and-forth reveals a natural chemistry between the two writers.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
27 June 2025
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Plums make their presence known along roadsides and in natural areas in spring when fragrant white blooms cover their bare branches.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Disney artisans promise that the robotic figure will be one of its most lifelike to date.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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The higher pixel count makes the images on the screen look sharper and more lifelike.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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The title track – the last song on the album – does follow a Boss-esque blueprint of vivid storytelling (with the serious true-life recounting of a near-fatal car crash as a teen), but the music leans more Killers sheen than Springsteen muscularity.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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Haim’s new album gives vivid shape to a hard-to-define phase. Recipes: Try our recipe for rye shortcakes with strawberry-mandarinquat compote and citrus labneh. Games: Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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With brother Nelson, Louis devised a system whereby special drones with three-dimensional wind sensors can be flown near, or even into, the cones of tornadoes to take such critical measurements low to the ground.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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But a main source of those data is being abruptly shut off On television broadcasts and forecast maps, hurricanes appear as two-dimensional swirling vortices, belying their extremely complex three-dimensional structure.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
27 June 2025
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