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Recent Examples of realistically
But the cost of providing quality care — especially for infants and toddlers, where staffing requirements are highest — often exceeds what families can realistically afford to pay.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
So, here are four storylines that could realistically be moved forward over the coming weeks.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
By correlating vulnerabilities into potential attack paths, teams can prioritize issues that could realistically lead to privilege escalation, lateral movement, or data access—rather than treating all findings equally.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Shadows cast by buildings and mountains on Corneria fall realistically across the landscape.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
The Wild-Card Thunder Unless the Cleveland Cavaliers offer Evan Mobley or the Philadelphia 76ers offer VJ Edgecombe, Holmgren might be the best player whom the Milwaukee Bucks could realistically hope to receive for Antetokounmpo.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Those mechanisms that begin Monday allow Philadelphia to spread that dead cap weight of a trade across multiple seasons rather than having to absorb most of it in 2026, which the Eagles could not realistically manage.
—Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
In plain terms, only excess electricity above that safety threshold can realistically be treated as power available to help neighboring grids during an outage.
—Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
The two are forced to have difficult conversations about what their future together realistically looks like.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
So, here are four storylines that could realistically be moved forward over the coming weeks.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
By correlating vulnerabilities into potential attack paths, teams can prioritize issues that could realistically lead to privilege escalation, lateral movement, or data access—rather than treating all findings equally.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Shadows cast by buildings and mountains on Corneria fall realistically across the landscape.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
The Wild-Card Thunder Unless the Cleveland Cavaliers offer Evan Mobley or the Philadelphia 76ers offer VJ Edgecombe, Holmgren might be the best player whom the Milwaukee Bucks could realistically hope to receive for Antetokounmpo.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Those mechanisms that begin Monday allow Philadelphia to spread that dead cap weight of a trade across multiple seasons rather than having to absorb most of it in 2026, which the Eagles could not realistically manage.
—Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
In plain terms, only excess electricity above that safety threshold can realistically be treated as power available to help neighboring grids during an outage.
—Sufan Jiang, Fortune, 30 May 2026
The two are forced to have difficult conversations about what their future together realistically looks like.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistically
Adverb
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The better offense is almost certainly the Diamondbacks, but the better pitcher is on the Reds side.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Swift has certainly had a busy week.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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Food and drink Sublime undoubtedly has some of the best food and drink offering in the area, if not the whole of Alentejo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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The masterpiece of the Second Empire is undoubtedly the Opéra Garnier.—
Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Adverb
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From German dudes discovering Waffle House in the Deep South to Japanese fans experiencing chips and salsa overload in Texas, it's been absolutely beautiful seeing the guests of this great nation being exposed to the best parts of our culture stateside.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Kate O’Flynn plays the absolutely wonderful Patricia, who gets two of the season’s best episodes.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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But there were plenty of living famouses who were positively pestilent with Knicks fever.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Department coroner positively identified the child, and her family has been notified.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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Trump easily won Indiana in all his presidential campaigns, and its leaders are unquestionably conservative.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Fortune,
7 Dec. 2025
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The real reason, unquestionably, is that Putin is indignant that Zelensky stood up to his bullying.—
SERGEY RADCHENKO,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Realistically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realistically. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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