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Recent Examples of realistically
You might be drawn to a particular outcome for emotional reasons, but that energy doesn’t necessarily blend well with the need to price a project realistically or ask for a fair rate.
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Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Amid the arduous years in the making of Kansas City’s bid to become a 2026 FIFA World Cup host, Kathy Nelson remembered speaking several times with Chiefs president Mark Donovan about what might realistically be hoped.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
Farmer’s odds of making the opening-day roster are likely thin, realistically.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Work requirements risk stripping coverage from people who are unable to work because caregiving responsibilities, sometimes coupled with their own health or physical limitations, can make consistent employment realistically impossible.
—Emily D. Tisdale, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
But, realistically in the short term, the path to cutting emissions runs through China.
—Justin Worland, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
More realistically, the 30-year-old big man, who has played at least 60 games in a season only once in the past seven years, will have his minutes gradually ramped up.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Indeed, compared with the realistically creased faces and hangdog stares of the Cubs, the Boston fans behind them are closer to grotesques, an inhuman crush of caricatures.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Environmental groups and concerned countries see regulating ship fuel as the only way to realistically reduce black carbon.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2026
Amid the arduous years in the making of Kansas City’s bid to become a 2026 FIFA World Cup host, Kathy Nelson remembered speaking several times with Chiefs president Mark Donovan about what might realistically be hoped.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2026
Farmer’s odds of making the opening-day roster are likely thin, realistically.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Work requirements risk stripping coverage from people who are unable to work because caregiving responsibilities, sometimes coupled with their own health or physical limitations, can make consistent employment realistically impossible.
—Emily D. Tisdale, STAT, 12 Feb. 2026
But, realistically in the short term, the path to cutting emissions runs through China.
—Justin Worland, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
More realistically, the 30-year-old big man, who has played at least 60 games in a season only once in the past seven years, will have his minutes gradually ramped up.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Indeed, compared with the realistically creased faces and hangdog stares of the Cubs, the Boston fans behind them are closer to grotesques, an inhuman crush of caricatures.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Environmental groups and concerned countries see regulating ship fuel as the only way to realistically reduce black carbon.
—CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistically
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There will almost certainly be more of these moments this week, as some of the biggest names in AI take to the stage at the AI Impact Summit in India.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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Sweating the outcome, certainly – and actually, literally sweating.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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The beautiful white-sand beaches along the island's 75 miles of coastline are undoubtedly a large part of its appeal, as are its rain forests and waterfalls.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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Now, hyperscalers like OpenAI will undoubtedly frame the legislation as far left overreach and argue that any limitation on data centers as originally planned is a blow against all innovation.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Look for fresh jumbo lump crabmeat for this absolutely decadent dip.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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The brand is hosting an epic sitewide sale with 58 percent off absolutely everything, including bestsellers.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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How much Texans are able to feel how the Comptrollers office is positively affecting their lives, making their lives safer, better, more affordable.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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There’s a romantic film positively gargantuan in scope that inspired hundreds of thousands of obsessives, but these two films could have aligned in being love stories about complete weirdos.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2026
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Little Elm One of the surprise teams of the 2025-26 season, Little Elm (30–2) has unquestionably wrapped up the District 5-6A title with a 13-0 record in district play.—
Myah Taylor,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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This is also unquestionably a big transition.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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