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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Pelle Larsson added 20 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for Miami (40-36), which kept some realistic hope of getting out of the play-in tournament range — or at least getting into one of the top two spots and therefore assuring itself two chances of making the playoffs — alive with the win.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Beneficiaries auto‑renewed without reviewing plan changes Many people were automatically re‑enrolled in plans that later cut benefits or raised costs, leaving March 31 as their last realistic chance to mitigate financial damage for 2026.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 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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The Singapore Botanical Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of the world's great urban green spaces, inspired everything from the color palette (soft greens, aqua blues, natural wood tones) to the botanical motifs that appear in textiles and art throughout the property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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Though no studies have shown adverse effects from aluminum deodorants, natural deodorants sold to health-conscious consumers are generally aluminum-free.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
31 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 2 Apr. 2026.
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