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Recent Examples of unreality As in all her works, the author’s performance is captivating despite insisting on its limits, its unreality. Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025 Julie Andrews sells The Sound of Music with her effervescent performance, and the wooden, awkward bits around her are, now, almost endearing — a kitschy self-own acknowledging the unreality of the whole operation. Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025 Conor’s passionately absorbing, poignantly observed self-refraction from individuality into idiosyncrasy lends his very reality an air of unreality. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025 The unreality of the present moment should be a boon for artists and all who deal in the imagination. Dean Kissick, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unreality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreality
Noun
  • Agencies encourage the illusion of such bonds while controlling nearly every aspect of the idols’ real lives.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
  • The show uses dual-reality technology, a technique derived from the world of mentalism, to support the illusion of real-time interaction with a pre-recorded program.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • One of this year’s most unique and original K-dramas is Heavenly Ever After, a quirky romantic fantasy from Studio Phoenix and SLL that vividly imagines life after death.
    Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Wolfgang Petersen's poignant take on The NeverEnding Story might slightly lack the depth and sophistication of its source material — Michael Ende's expansive fantasy novel — but the result is still enchanting escapism, with effects and tricks that hold up pretty well.
    Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • Studying at Columbia—the home of such Palestinian scholars as Edward Said and Rashid Khalidi—had always been a dream of Khalil’s.
    Aida Alami, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
  • However, as humanity stands on the precipice of a technological revolution, particularly with the convergence of quantum computing and artificial intelligence the sustainability and viability of UBI as a global approach might no longer be a distant dream but a tangible reality.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • These daydreams of quality might just be delusions.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Starting with a dreamy conjunction between Venus and Neptune in Pisces on Feb. 1, don’t be surprised if your love life feels extra enchanting — indulge in your daydreams and let your imagination guide you.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Spread it around Twitter where the console wars are still kept alive via delusion, sadness and regressive human thinking.
    Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • However, in addition, the Moon also opposes fuzzy Neptune in your sign, which can create confusion, delusion and deceit.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • The same goes for your visions of the future versus your current reality.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 May 2025
  • Earlier this month, a mysterious store selling a vision of the future opened its doors in downtown San Francisco’s Union Square district.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025

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“Unreality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreality. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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