realistically

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Recent Examples of realistically The physician has to determine how many grafts can realistically be transplanted and whether the work needs to be spread across multiple sessions. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Even making an attack a billion times faster might still leave it requiring more computing power than anyone could realistically muster, AI or no AI. — Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 That’s a stretch where the Texans could realistically put together a winning streak and climb right back into the playoff picture. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 Every infrastructure organization has experienced people who know far more about how work actually gets done than any procedure or manual can realistically capture. — Balaji Sreenivasan, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Still others are pricing realistically from the start, which leaves less need for a markdown later. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026 Hart also weighs the strain on rural hospitals, the loss of ACA coverage and what the next governor can realistically change. — Hugo Rojo, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026 And Latif comes back to life, a surreal battlefield miracle that could seem out of place in a movie dominated by a realistically textured world. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 Talking through who would realistically be available to help and what local services exist is easier before support becomes urgently necessary. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistically
Adverb
  • While the iPhone Duo’s software certainly felt much smoother and more fluid than Android alternatives, many of its core features have been available on Samsung or Google phones for years.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • From broader cultural debates, including race and equity, to how the league enforces its rules, there are certainly things the new WNBA commissioner will need to address next season and beyond.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Achieving complete reusability with an orbital rocket has never been done before, so SpaceX’s engineering team will undoubtedly face some significant hurdles.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • His favorite part of his job today, undoubtedly, is interacting with customers.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • The regular season as a whole will absolutely lose some juice.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a big data center that just came to my community not long ago and their community engagement was horrible, absolutely horrible.
    — Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • More positively, business fundamentals for many AI companies look solid.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In Gensler’s Global Workplace Survey Comparison 2023, 94% of employees in high-performing workplaces said working from the office positively affected their individual productivity.
    — Tyson Gundersen, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • His autobiography is unquestionably one of the most vivid and engaging portraits of everyday life in the Ghetto at its peak—and this is a brilliant edition.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While unquestionably divisive, the topic of her speech wasn’t what riled the online masses.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

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“Realistically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realistically. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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