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 Cooper highlighted the realities consumers faced at the gas pumps, at the grocery store and when trying to access healthcare and affordable housing. — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026 Poe’s stories keep us company when these difficult realities obtrude on our consciousness, becoming impossible to dismiss. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026 As the threat grows, strategies tailored to the environmental, social and economic realities of each community are more important than ever. — Virginia Iglesias, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026 Fastagger is part of an emerging effort to build AI around the technological realities of users in developing economies, rather than adapting products designed for wealthier markets. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Nov. 2026 But their rise as potential kingmakers has brought the complex realities faced by Palestinian Israeli nationals into fresh focus. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026 As a result of these changes, and realities, the expectations at these schools are all modified to meet the situations. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026 Still, there are uncomfortable realities in situations like this. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026 For a film in Ladakhi, grounded in the culture and realities of Ladakh, this support offers real encouragement to tell a story that might otherwise struggle to reach the screen and a wider audience. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Concrete cases would establish that equal treatment governs the full educational enterprise.
    — Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Breach of trust carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, or up to 10 in serious cases.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • As the Cowboys try to figure out how to maintain some sort of stability this season with their 4-5 record, there are a mountain of issues to correct, but there are also things to build with and be proud of.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Just by chance, a guy who does what he is coached to do, continues to work really, really hard and do the right things, the ball somehow finds him.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Had Patrick let the facts and evidence speak and not pressured GOP state senators to vote to acquit Paxton, the party could have put him in the rear-view mirror.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The people also involved have their livelihoods riding on your company, so give them the facts and a direction.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Community solar with local benefits The project will participate in Illinois’ community solar program, allowing households, businesses, and public entities to subscribe without installing rooftop solar panels.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • But the distinction between physical and mental phenomena becomes murky in disembodied entities like language models.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The software assists operators in identifying objects that could represent mine threats and organizing the information needed to make operational decisions.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In 2014, Made In Space (now part of Redwire) and NASA flew the printer, which produced hundreds of objects, from astronaut tools to space station repair parts.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • This deterioration releases toxic substances from muscle fibers into the blood and kidneys, which can cause kidney damage.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Faster nuclear detection Mass spectrometers identify substances by measuring the mass-to-charge ratios of small particles.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

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

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