realities

plural of reality
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as in things
one that has a real and independent existence you'll need to cope with a whole new set of realities once you've become a parent

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Recent Examples of realities Guzmán believes those political realities may prove just as important as the security challenges. Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Like many scientists working in government, Fauci understood there is often tension between science, policy and the practical realities of communicating with the public during a health crisis, Adams said. Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 As a result, significant errors can be harder to spot early, and teams often lack an understanding of when a model moves from business realities. James Hunter, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Beyond her work, the 31-year-old designer hasn’t shied away from sharing the realities of her father’s health struggles. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026 Competing realities are part of the Democratic Party’s current contest over its coalition and future. Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026 Summers said brands often hire consulting companies to craft these sustainability solutions, which, despite being well-intentioned, are mismatched with the realities faced by manufacturers. Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026 Still, shedding the harsh realities of life as a young girl without agency in Gilead was a practice Infiniti had to master both for her character and herself. Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026 The show is about a 17-year-old from a working-class New Jersey town who wants to become an astronomer but must deal with the harsh realities of daily life, including his half-sister’s need for a bone marrow transplant. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realities
Noun
  • As artificial intelligence revolutionizes how tasks are completed, many people are pleading their cases for why their jobs are important.
    Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Guardian identified at least 33 cases of people vandalizing and destroying Flock cameras.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The service Casually buttoned-up and (like many other things at this property) classic New York, with concierge and servers always ready to lend a hand—but without fussing over anything.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Is this the same Panthea who hates anyone fake or putting things on?
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Write down the facts, define the next step, and keep the agreement practical.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Once the litigation becomes public, communicate promptly by confirming the facts and explaining the broader context and cause-and-effect relationships, while remaining fully compliant with legal constraints.
    Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This difference of faith in the capabilities of competent government versus private entities has provided the space for the DSA to become more popular.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Similarly operating without a commissioner to keep things on track and keep the greater good at the forefront, horse racing entities also solved only for themselves.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • To break through the water’s tight molecular network, the escaping CO2 relies on nucleation sites—microscopic rough spots, impurities, or foreign objects that disrupt the arrangement of water molecules and allow gas molecules to easily cluster.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • An executor may have a deadline and dozens or hundreds of objects to dispose of.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Johnson was suspended for 10 games by the NFL in 2016 for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Overconfidence may add risk Such user errors are an underappreciated danger of using these substances.
    C. Michael White, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Realities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realities. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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