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1
something that actually exists
- the ambition to make his dreams a reality
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2
the fact of being or of being real
- no one denies the reality of electricity, though few people understand it fully
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the quality of being actual
- the reality of the situation finally dawned on her and she sat down in stunned silence
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- fancy,
- fantasy
- (also phantasy),
- fiction,
- fictitiousness
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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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“Reality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reality. Accessed 12 Jun. 2021.
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