as in very
happening in the real world rather than in a story
real-life problems a real-life drama
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Recent Examples of real-life
There is one spinoff idea that the show’s last episodes seemed to be setting up: Jackie rejoined the police force and her adversary at the force is another cop — one played by Metcalf’s real-life daughter, Zoe Perry.
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Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
Then a friend directed her to the real-life story of Molly Bloom, who ran afoul of the law for organizing underground poker games after her Olympic dreams were ruined by a skiing injury.
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Bronte guesses that Joe and Kate’s real-life romance-novel trope grumpy/sunshine (or maybe grumpy/grumpy).
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Dube’s credits include Netflix action thriller Silverton Siege, inspired by the real-life incident that sparked the Free Mandela movement, and Heart Of The Hunter, based on Deon Meyer’s best-selling novel that was the first African feature to debut at number one on Netflix’s global charts.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
Then a friend directed her to the real-life story of Molly Bloom, who ran afoul of the law for organizing underground poker games after her Olympic dreams were ruined by a skiing injury.
—Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
Bronte guesses that Joe and Kate’s real-life romance-novel trope grumpy/sunshine (or maybe grumpy/grumpy).
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Dube’s credits include Netflix action thriller Silverton Siege, inspired by the real-life incident that sparked the Free Mandela movement, and Heart Of The Hunter, based on Deon Meyer’s best-selling novel that was the first African feature to debut at number one on Netflix’s global charts.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for real-life
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But in all seriousness, that’s to say, P-town has long been the summertime hot spot for weirdos and (yes, largely cis) gay revelry on the very tip of Cape Cod.—
JD Shadel,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
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Their mental models, goals, mindsets, values, narratives, and purposes were the very things that scientific management had dismissed in principle.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Fiction, meanwhile, can upturn such collective attitudes by conveying the specificity of actual working lives and workplaces, recognizing that even the most monotonous labor can shape the self.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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During the vote, Fraga said the resolution is giving direction for the city’s legal department and administration to enter into a letter of understanding with ICE, but not the actual memorandum of understanding.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, Adewunmi Akingbola, 27, is developing a public health playbook to improve the reliability of real-world data and biases in health studies.—
Pamela Jew,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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It was already known how to derive the Boltzmann equation from Newton’s laws on very short timescales, but that doesn’t suffice for Hilbert’s program, because real-world fluids can flow for any stretch of time.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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Back here in the real world, other Under 30 honorees are harnessing AI to tackle important problems.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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That for real was like holding the mirror up to myself.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Yorktown's final resting place wasn't discovered until a 1998 expedition found it about 1,000 miles northwest of Honolulu.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Today’s sentence is the culmination of justice, but this is not the final chapter of Kyhara’s life story.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Throw in two kids and a wife to care for, there’s undeniably a lot going on, but in a way that Kota says keeps him focused and motivated on creating authentic music and an authentic life.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
13 Apr. 2025
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This purity translates to a cleaner taste and a more authentic representation of the strain’s flavor profile.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2025
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From 1935 to 1938, Temple was the biggest box office draw in the world, filling more seats in theaters than leading man Clark Gable and bona fide superstars like Joan Crawford and Greta Garbo.—
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
28 Mar. 2025
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Not just fringe players, but bona fide stars and impact types.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Real-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/real-life. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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