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Recent Examples of realistically
Listeners can realistically apply ideas around recovery, routines, and self-regulation.
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Health, 27 Jan. 2026
Detection can’t keep up The result is a growing gap between what the technology can do and what governments can realistically control.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Of the Sharks’ next five opponents, only the Avalanche, the NHL’s first place team, and the Oilers, the Pacific Division’s second place team, are realistically expected to make the playoffs.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Hotels can’t realistically renovate or retrofit rooms every two or three years to chase the latest standard.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Meteorologists say this type of storm is historically hard to model, so estimates on how much rain or ice Georgia could realistically experience vary depending on which model is used.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
The see-through top made the upper half of her body look realistically naked.
—Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
Smaller market clubs are obviously in a tougher spot, but even if those teams can’t realistically compete with the Dodgers financially, many are capable of spending more to field a competitive roster but are run by cheapskate owners who simply choose not to.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Those constraints help narrow where optogenetic therapies might realistically appear first.
—New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2026
Sohaib Imtiaz, Health, 27 Jan. 2026
Detection can’t keep up The result is a growing gap between what the technology can do and what governments can realistically control.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
Of the Sharks’ next five opponents, only the Avalanche, the NHL’s first place team, and the Oilers, the Pacific Division’s second place team, are realistically expected to make the playoffs.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026
Hotels can’t realistically renovate or retrofit rooms every two or three years to chase the latest standard.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Meteorologists say this type of storm is historically hard to model, so estimates on how much rain or ice Georgia could realistically experience vary depending on which model is used.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
The see-through top made the upper half of her body look realistically naked.
—Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
Smaller market clubs are obviously in a tougher spot, but even if those teams can’t realistically compete with the Dodgers financially, many are capable of spending more to field a competitive roster but are run by cheapskate owners who simply choose not to.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Those constraints help narrow where optogenetic therapies might realistically appear first.
—New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistically
Adverb
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That has certainly been the case for some consumers, battered by inflation, tariffs and high borrowing costs that have sparked an affordability crisis.—
Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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School schedules have been erratic since the killing of Renee Good, kids of color have been caught up in the sweeps, and – try as their parents might to shelter them – children can certainly sense the conflict that permeates the urban atmosphere.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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While Rodgers had a relatively productive first season with the Steelers, the 42-year-old quarterback is undoubtedly much closer to the sunset of his storied career than the onset.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Veteran journalist, editor, and award-winning C-suite executive Amy DuBois Barnett is undoubtedly a trailblazer.—
Dominique Fluker,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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And for most Edmonton fans, that would be absolutely fine.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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On the face of it, for a comfortable middle-class couple in Lithuania, getting divorced has absolutely nothing to do with the war in Ukraine.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Nylander was a difference-maker in his first game back from injury in over two weeks, both positively and negatively.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Summerfield Jane Doe was positively identified as 27-year-old Eulalia Chavez.—
Audrey Abrahams,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The city has unquestionably benefitted from some magic.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Their work unquestionably saved the lives of American soldiers and our allies.—
William H. McRaven,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Realistically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realistically. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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