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Recent Examples of verisimilar
Annie’s work thus far has been meticulously verisimilar, bordering on minimalist, with depopulated nurseries and studios built of balsa wood.
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Katherine Fusco, The Atlantic, 11 July 2018
Katherine Fusco, The Atlantic, 11 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verisimilar
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In response to Amber's heart-wrenching case, a Texas mom named Diana Simone had the idea to create an emergency system for abducted children, similar to a weather or civil defense alert.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Yet many divorces follow a similar trajectory, and most of the feelings women experience during that process are universal.—
Oona Metz,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The process combines long-standing artistic techniques with modern methods used to capture a lifelike appearance.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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These mechanical features allow Sirius to execute lifelike actions that are typically limited in lower-cost consumer robot dogs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The drills were structured to mimic realistic strike scenarios, with multiple waves of drones making coordinated approaches, forcing defenders to manage simultaneous threats and deploy layered countermeasures effectively.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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The design from Takeshi Kata is intensifying hyper-realistic and comes with a surprise sting in its tail, not to mention some gorgeous vistas from the great Chicago lighting designer Heather Gilbert, who send shafts of light into the play’s motel room of the paranoid.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Humans and wildlife alike feast on the fruit, with a taste between a banana and a pineapple and a custard-like texture.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Aug. 2025
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One of my pieces was authenticated through eBay, and the leather, stitching, canvas, and quality are alike.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The production is naturalistic, with bits of expressionist neo-noir worked in when a crime is being described.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Linklater used Dazed and Confused to continue developing his signature style — as seen in his first feature, Slacker (1990) — for making naturalistic movies crammed with contemporary dialogue, some of which was improvised by his cast.—
Lia Beck,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike 1979, when much of the clergy united behind Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini against the Shah, today’s clerical establishment has no comparable unanimity.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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By brand, comparable sales for the eight weeks versus the same year-ago quarter saw its Journeys Group gain 12 percent.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The story positions the protagonist’s work as analogous to nurturing a child.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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The international sphere faces analogous pressures.—
Klaus Schwab,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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Posing on the floor with one arm flung over her head, the mom-of-one modeled a red polka dot bra and undies set with a matching red shrug sweater.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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In the photos, Jack could be seen walking onto a private plane wearing a red Santa hat with a matching red sweater.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Verisimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verisimilar. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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