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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
  • This city will never be the same, insofar as our sense of safety, our illusions of permanence and so on, are gone.
    Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Mat previously impressed judges on America’s Got Talent in 2014 with his magic, illusions and card tricks.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Notes on Riley Quick, Henry Ford, as well as some top names for 2026 Concerning fantasy baseball 2025 performances from Roki Sasaki, Cody Bellinger and more Zack Meisel is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Cleveland Guardians and Major League Baseball.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Plus, that veil of fantasy keeps things from getting too serious.
    Anja Webb, Parents, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Otherwise, a ton of talented players got to achieve their dreams this weekend.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
  • However, LeSean McCoy's Philadelphia Eagles gave K.C. nightmares and celebrated their dreams that came tr... NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After all, strategy without execution is a daydream, but execution without strategy is a nightmare.
    Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • If your daydreams about jetting off on a European vacation keep getting thwarted by your budget and bank account, all hope isn’t lost.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Some might suggest that these delusions of grandeur are designed to tranquilize the nervous masses; regardless, the public obviously craves them.
    Lauren Stienstra, Time, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Researchers noted the positive effects of ecstatic epilepsy and synthesized fifty-three theoretical models of delusion.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This month will ask you to stay true to your vision while navigating outside obstacles with grace.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
  • This kind of long-term vision is undermined by drastic and unpredictable trade policies.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Unreality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreality. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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