as in realism
realistic depiction in art and literature
the author of this crime novel uses profuse profanity in the name of verismo, but its effectiveness palls after a couple of chapters
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Recent Examples of verismo
On his debut album, Jonathan Tetelman lavishes his sumptuous tenor and almost poetic attention on classic Romantic and verismo arias.
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New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
The passions are vintage verismo.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2021
This is a far cry from Verga’s verismo and prompts the reflection that when one is trapped in a drastically dysfunctional relationship, the solution might be distance.
—Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 23 Feb. 2021
Influenced by French literary circles, the Italian verismo movement considered the real world worth representing.
—Christy Thomas, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2018
There was hardly any Puccini, there was hardly any bel canto and no verismo.
—Colleen Barry, The Seattle Times, 31 May 2017
New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
The passions are vintage verismo.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2021
This is a far cry from Verga’s verismo and prompts the reflection that when one is trapped in a drastically dysfunctional relationship, the solution might be distance.
—Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 23 Feb. 2021
Influenced by French literary circles, the Italian verismo movement considered the real world worth representing.
—Christy Thomas, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2018
There was hardly any Puccini, there was hardly any bel canto and no verismo.
—Colleen Barry, The Seattle Times, 31 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verismo
realism
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The drama, also starring Dustin Hoffman as Bernstein, was a monument to dramatic realism, so serious in its attempt to capture the truth that the production took bags of trash from the real-life Post offices and used the papers on the set.—
Stephen Galloway,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Redford's turn in All the President's Men (1976) as journalist Bob Woodward brought the Watergate scandal to the big screen with gripping realism.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Verismo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verismo. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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