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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
Although some Elon Musk fans have long called for a Starlink phone, satellite industry analyst Tim Farrar said a more realistic alternative for SpaceX is to work with existing players.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Rather than leaning in realistic Marvel Cinematic Universe portrayals, or even the classic comic roots, ArcSys has brought a more Japanese sensibility to the design of its world and characters.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Simultaneously, any realistic path back to a Democratic Senate majority will require them to finally oust Collins, the last Republican standing in the 19 anti-Trump states.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Unless more Democrats start being realistic, many more innocent people will unfortunately continue to suffer.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Rather than leaning in realistic Marvel Cinematic Universe portrayals, or even the classic comic roots, ArcSys has brought a more Japanese sensibility to the design of its world and characters.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Simultaneously, any realistic path back to a Democratic Senate majority will require them to finally oust Collins, the last Republican standing in the 19 anti-Trump states.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Unless more Democrats start being realistic, many more innocent people will unfortunately continue to suffer.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistic
Adjective
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Some suggested a pragmatic approach.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Knowing this reality, PlanAid and QikBIM serve as extensions of our thoughts, bridging creative notions with pragmatic tools.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Together with previous finds, the new fossils demonstrate that at least four lineages of hominins (creatures more closely related to us than to our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees and bonobos) lived in eastern Africa between three million and 2.5 million years ago.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
13 Aug. 2025
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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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From oversized coats and baggy denim to textured layers of suede and faux fur, the runways were filled with pieces that are not only chic but also practical.—
Gabrielle Porcaro,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Sep. 2025
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But no one had figured out how to make the effect powerful enough for practical use—until now.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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The production’s director, Eric Ting, who stood nearby with various assistants, suggested that Costanzo’s look be naturalistic, whereas the play’s other characters be exaggerated.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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All three actors praised Cianfrance’s ability to coax naturalistic performances from his cast.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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Her pieces consisted of geometric tops influenced by flowers’ natural designs and also modernized micro shorts.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many lodges are locally run, and connections to nearby villages feel natural, not staged.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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While tech giants like Meta, OpenAI, and Google are racing to create lifelike AI videos, Fable is avoiding that battleground.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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This is the company’s guiding philosophy and aims to reproduce audio just as the artist intended with lifelike realism, emotional depth and spatial precision.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Artificial intelligence offers a vivid example.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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According to the Michigan State University Forestry Extension, the most vivid displays of fall foliage come after a stretch of warm days with plenty of sunshine and cool nights.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Featuring a stainless steel frame and semi-translucent color panels, the three-dimensional piece can be illuminated from within the sculpture.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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The system, called self-assembling boronate ester release or SABER, acts like a three-dimensional net.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Realistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realistic. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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