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Recent Examples of realistically
While the team potentially has five different players who could realistically start games at the spot this season, each comes with their own strengths and weaknesses.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
How do the top execs realistically expect the company to perform next quarter?
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
More realistically, Belichick fires a bunch of his staff (though presumably not his two sons), does some sort of front-office restructuring and runs it back in 2026.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Because these decays typically occur over incredibly long timescales, the half-life helps predict how many decay events could realistically be observed in experiments designed to measure neutrino mass.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Sunday’s loser will see its playoff hopes realistically fade to black.
—Greg Cote
october 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Home designer Allisa Jacobs wrote in a blog post that AI routinely misjudges the proportions and sizes of rooms and furniture, suggesting pieces that wouldn’t realistically fit in the space.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
That means a wedding budget could realistically unlock the front door to a couple’s first home.
—Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
In the essay, published in 1729, Swift began by realistically detailing the grim condition of Ireland’s poor.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
How do the top execs realistically expect the company to perform next quarter?
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
More realistically, Belichick fires a bunch of his staff (though presumably not his two sons), does some sort of front-office restructuring and runs it back in 2026.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Because these decays typically occur over incredibly long timescales, the half-life helps predict how many decay events could realistically be observed in experiments designed to measure neutrino mass.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Sunday’s loser will see its playoff hopes realistically fade to black.
—Greg Cote
october 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Home designer Allisa Jacobs wrote in a blog post that AI routinely misjudges the proportions and sizes of rooms and furniture, suggesting pieces that wouldn’t realistically fit in the space.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
That means a wedding budget could realistically unlock the front door to a couple’s first home.
—Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
In the essay, published in 1729, Swift began by realistically detailing the grim condition of Ireland’s poor.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistically
Adverb
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But, in his first game back from a knee sprain, Bichette certainly didn’t look comfortable doing it.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Kansas redshirt-sophomore guard Elmarko Jackson certainly showed Friday he’s recovered from patellar tendon surgery that forced him to redshirt the 2024-25 campaign.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Whatever the case, those watching Zeena’s behavior on the clip were undoubtedly entertained by her response to the situation.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Selena Quintanilla is undoubtedly one of the pinnacles of Latin music.—
Evan Burke,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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There's absolutely no good reason for inviting him!—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The road is absolutely straight.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Viewers responded in droves to ABC's suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live in September, and not positively.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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Candy, costumes, pumpkin patches — the costs of fall fun can be positively frightful.—
Amber Roberson,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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But the reaction to Kimmel's return to air has been unquestionably positive for ABC.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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Warner is unquestionably in a class of his own at the linebacker position.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Realistically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realistically. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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