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Recent Examples of realistically
And realistically, even continuing with games appearing on TNT would have likely included games appearing on HBO Max (perhaps exclusively).
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John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
After that, fertility clinics may have age cutoffs for those who want to use their own eggs because, realistically, the chances getting pregnant are so small, there’re not feasible, Choi says.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 2 Sep. 2025
However, the Bengals are realistically locked in for at least $58 million over the course of the next couple of seasons.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
These are worthwhile efforts, but, realistically, the firm has been making changes of this type for years with limited positive effect.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
On Starz’s latest offering, every wall is realistically grimed, and every plaid is laid just so.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The Orioles took a 4-3 lead in the top of the 11th on a run-scoring groundout by Jackson, and after Wong moved pinch runner Nate Eaton to third on a sacrifice bunt, Anthony hit a fly ball to shallow center that realistically wasn’t deep enough to score on.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Most players in that position had little choice but to send a letter to every lower-division club where there was realistically a chance of being offered a trial.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
And so long as Putin knows that the flow of weapons is about to end from the United States to Ukraine, there is zero incentive for Russia actually to come down and sit legitimately and realistically at the negotiating table with Ukraine.
—NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
After that, fertility clinics may have age cutoffs for those who want to use their own eggs because, realistically, the chances getting pregnant are so small, there’re not feasible, Choi says.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 2 Sep. 2025
However, the Bengals are realistically locked in for at least $58 million over the course of the next couple of seasons.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
These are worthwhile efforts, but, realistically, the firm has been making changes of this type for years with limited positive effect.
—Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2025
On Starz’s latest offering, every wall is realistically grimed, and every plaid is laid just so.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
The Orioles took a 4-3 lead in the top of the 11th on a run-scoring groundout by Jackson, and after Wong moved pinch runner Nate Eaton to third on a sacrifice bunt, Anthony hit a fly ball to shallow center that realistically wasn’t deep enough to score on.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Most players in that position had little choice but to send a letter to every lower-division club where there was realistically a chance of being offered a trial.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
And so long as Putin knows that the flow of weapons is about to end from the United States to Ukraine, there is zero incentive for Russia actually to come down and sit legitimately and realistically at the negotiating table with Ukraine.
—NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistically
Adverb
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The phrase busy as a bee certainly applies to bees in June.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Living in California certainly has its perks.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Behind the screens are two apartment buildings, undoubtedly ungrateful to such loud and bright entertainment provided free of charge.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Belichick undoubtedly should be the next in line for a statue and according to Patriots owner Robert Kraft, that will be coming in the future.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Stephen Colbert was absolutely number one.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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All of us here at Frontiersman are absolutely heartbroken about this tragedy.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Organizations actively developing ProSocial AI become magnets for engineers, data scientists, and ethicists who want meaningful work that contributes positively to society.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Phillies fans would be positively irate if their team let Schwarber slip through the cracks.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The larger-scale drama is unquestionably effective — what Greengrass and his team of craftsmen and visual artists have been able to do with wind is a miracle, and that’s to say nothing of the fire itself — and so evocative and terrifying that words fail to do it justice.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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That buildings should adapt and change is unquestionably a great principle from the standpoint of sustainability, but there’s also the concern of what buildings designed to change will end up looking like.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Realistically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realistically. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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