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
Google was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last year for AlphaFold, an AI system that can predict the three-dimensional structure of proteins based on their amino acid sequences.
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The three-dimensional art installation, created with paint, paper, wood, ropes and other materials that explores how various species — birds and humans — move and adapt due to environmental and climate changes, will be on display through April 4.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025
To sweeten the setting in Southampton, there is an assortment of chocolate bars with packaging that has Barbie-like figures wearing three-dimensional designs.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
The result is an 85-minute show with high-octane staging, three-dimensional backdrops and tightly woven narrative interludes — all underscored by the group’s signature harmonies and decades-long chemistry.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 17 July 2025
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The three-dimensional art installation, created with paint, paper, wood, ropes and other materials that explores how various species — birds and humans — move and adapt due to environmental and climate changes, will be on display through April 4.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025
To sweeten the setting in Southampton, there is an assortment of chocolate bars with packaging that has Barbie-like figures wearing three-dimensional designs.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 18 July 2025
The result is an 85-minute show with high-octane staging, three-dimensional backdrops and tightly woven narrative interludes — all underscored by the group’s signature harmonies and decades-long chemistry.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for three-dimensional
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These regions make retiring in Italy a realistic, rewarding dream.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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But even if that doesn't end up being realistic, this is still a pretty neat bit of physics.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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Perched like a jewel on the shoulder of the mountain, above the shimmering curve of Lake Geneva, the Hotel Victoria Glion rises from the mists of time–a living reverie of Belle Époque grandeur.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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In fact, some studies, according to the National Kidney Foundation, have shown living donors live longer than the average person because only the healthiest people are accepted for kidney donation.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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Raina Weber, a global landscape artist, led the naturalistic design.—
Ginger Perra,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Aug. 2025
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McGovern, meanwhile, may have launched her film career as a naturalistic ingénue in Ordinary People and Ragtime, but lately, she’s become associated with the period starch of Downton Abbey.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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Each company prioritized product development over promotional strategy, with celebrity endorsement becoming the natural outcome.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The snake’s natural environment (in areas like Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque and La Libertad) is a more than 300-mile drive north from where the snake was found.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
25 Aug. 2025
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The Wreath Depot is known for its lifelike faux plants and greenery, and this wreath is no exception.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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By Mark Gurman, Bloomberg Apple Inc. is plotting its artificial intelligence comeback with an ambitious slate of new devices, including robots, a lifelike version of Siri, a smart speaker with a display and home-security cameras.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Despite that moment being more of a blur, the most vivid memories Hilson has from her early days stem from her time working with Kanye West.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Make your way up to the college town of New Paltz and eat, shop, stroll and experience some of the most vivid, colorful foliage the East coast has to offer.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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