as in realistic
closely resembling the object imitated
an actress who has been acclaimed for her three-dimensional portrayal of the celebrated monarch
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Recent Examples of three-dimensional
To counter Orbán’s post-reality campaign, Tisza has focused on building a grassroots campaign that reaches actual people in the three-dimensional world.
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Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
These systems can tailor laser profiles into complex three-dimensional patterns, and enable techniques like optical stamping, where entire surfaces are processed in a single shot instead of line-by-line scanning.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
The drones also collected radiation measurements and data to produce a detailed three-dimensional map of the inside of the Unit 3 reactor, Kuwajima said.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Organoids Organoids, three-dimensional miniature versions of human organs grown from stem cells in a lab, can model human-specific disease mechanisms and enable patient-specific testing.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
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Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
These systems can tailor laser profiles into complex three-dimensional patterns, and enable techniques like optical stamping, where entire surfaces are processed in a single shot instead of line-by-line scanning.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
The drones also collected radiation measurements and data to produce a detailed three-dimensional map of the inside of the Unit 3 reactor, Kuwajima said.
—ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
Organoids Organoids, three-dimensional miniature versions of human organs grown from stem cells in a lab, can model human-specific disease mechanisms and enable patient-specific testing.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for three-dimensional
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The bottom line Getting out of debt right now is less about finding a single perfect solution and more about taking targeted, realistic action based on your current situation.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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This one was far more realistic.—
Ella Chakarian,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2026
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Today, the shuttered community center is a modern co-living apartment boasting a theater and fitness space.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Now, scientists have created a highly efficient AI model that hints at how living brains are able to do so much with so little, a team reports in the journal Nature.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2026
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Campbell’s script has both stylized and naturalistic dialogue, giving us a group of teens who feel painfully real in their inconsistency.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Mar. 2026
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Masri’s drumming is lithe and spacious even at its most aggressive; just as Alcorn’s guitar slides move with a gravity-defying, naturalistic force, his attacks seem to sprout out of each other independently, emerging in thickets.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
4 Mar. 2026
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San Martin, which sits along the San Miguel River that’s part of a natural border between the two countries, is known for coffee, cacao and cattle.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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In digital tests, wearers used natural pinching and grasping gestures to zoom and manipulate virtual objects on a computer screen with fluid precision.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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The robot was created by the AI robotics company Figure, one of the top companies in the burgeoning AI subindustry racing to create lifelike robots.—
Bruna Horvath,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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In barely three years, AI has gone from a novelty that could write passable college essays to a technology that can generate lifelike video, clone human voices, and write software code so effectively that people with no programming experience are building apps on their own.—
Andrew Rasiej,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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From its booming beginning to its playful passages, the music offered vivid contrasts.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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Metaphorical thinking enhances learning by linking new concepts to familiar patterns, fostering creative problem-solving among non-experts, and aiding memory retention through vivid imagery, while expanding one's metaphor store through diverse topics can boost creativity in specialized fields.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Three-dimensional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/three-dimensional. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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