as in naturalism
realistic depiction in art and literature
using ordinary people as models, even when depicting the greatest of saints, Caravaggio brought an unforgiving realism to painting that was unprecedented
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Recent Examples of realism
In Martha's world, not only is there a psychological realism in the sense that people can have PTSD when they are involved in violence, but also people have a sense of humor and funny things happen, which is inherently what happens when people get together.
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ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
His use of realism inspired Italian neorealism and the Nouvelle Vague.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Though Mario Kart isn’t exactly a franchise known for realism, some YouTubers posited that Nintendo used generative AI to produce the image.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 May 2025
Some of Fey’s signatures, like social neurosis and a respect for sandwiches, are present here, though deployed less for jokes than for realism.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
His use of realism inspired Italian neorealism and the Nouvelle Vague.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
Though Mario Kart isn’t exactly a franchise known for realism, some YouTubers posited that Nintendo used generative AI to produce the image.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 11 May 2025
Some of Fey’s signatures, like social neurosis and a respect for sandwiches, are present here, though deployed less for jokes than for realism.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for realism
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Those moments of naturalism work better than many of the shots taking place outside of the car, which often use glaringly heavy-handed lighting to insinuate who we’re supposed to see as good and evil.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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In terms of execution, they can largely be categorized within the realm of cinematic naturalism.—
Ali Farahmand,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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All of this infrastructure creates a context of verisimilitude for fake rehearsals designed to bear real fruit.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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So much of the verisimilitude and the nervy emotion of The Pitt is owed to the sound of silence.—
Jeremy D. Larson,
Pitchfork,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Realism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realism. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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