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Recent Examples of lifelike Fortunately, the worst fears of a lifelike fake message or video disrupting the election never materialized. Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 12 Dec. 2024 The lifelike pine cones are frosted with faux snow. Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 This gorgeously lifelike depiction of Michael Mann’s classic Heat. —R.H. From $25 at Deadly Prey Delola Cocktails $21 Photo: Retailer Is that Delola cocktails? Vulture Staff, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024 The film follows a struggling father Nick (Michele Morrone) who buys a lifelike artificially intelligent sim named Alice (Megan Fox) to help with housework while his wife Maggie (Madeline Zima) remains in the hospital awaiting a heart transplant. Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lifelike 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelike
Adjective
  • Eggers and his go-to production designer Craig Lathrop also put a unique emphasis on building realistic worlds—their production design strives extra hard to close gaps between Eggers’s olden aesthetic and the modern audience’s perception.
    Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
  • With Isak performing like this, a first trophy since 1969 and European qualification become realistic targets once again.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Advertisement Tunney, who at 95 was the oldest living retired referee, died Thursday at his home in Pebble Beach, Calif.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The remaining area can be used for storage or renovated into more living space.
    Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 1 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Readers may also appreciate the unplugged, more naturalistic style of the food presented throughout the book.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Boyfriend was also a favorite among international critics thanks to its refreshingly naturalistic, non-exploitative approach to the dating show genre.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • This allows Chisholm to play his natural position while Bregman is a huge upgrade over former Yankee Gleyber Torres.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Why Year-End Feedback Matters The end of the year is a natural time for reflection, but feedback elevates that reflection into actionable growth.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Be sure to stay through the credits as there are some pretty vivid clues about who Sonic and the gang may be facing next.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Based on Cormac McCarthy’s vivid novel, the film won the Oscar for best picture.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • In one test called the Visual Object Learning Task, for example, they were shown three-dimensional figures, instructed to memorize them, and then required to pick them out of a later, larger assortment of shapes.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Bubble wrap was supposed to be three-dimensional wallpaper.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024

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“Lifelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelike. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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