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as in pragmatic
willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly
high schoolers who need to be more realistic in their career choices, as so few people end up as rock stars
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as in living
closely resembling the object imitated
those special effects look really realistic—I'd never guess they were all computer-generated
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Recent Examples of realistic
Although some Elon Musk fans have long called for a Starlink phone, satellite industry analyst Tim Farrar said a more realistic alternative for SpaceX is to work with existing players.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Rather than leaning in realistic Marvel Cinematic Universe portrayals, or even the classic comic roots, ArcSys has brought a more Japanese sensibility to the design of its world and characters.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Simultaneously, any realistic path back to a Democratic Senate majority will require them to finally oust Collins, the last Republican standing in the 19 anti-Trump states.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Unless more Democrats start being realistic, many more innocent people will unfortunately continue to suffer.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Rather than leaning in realistic Marvel Cinematic Universe portrayals, or even the classic comic roots, ArcSys has brought a more Japanese sensibility to the design of its world and characters.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Simultaneously, any realistic path back to a Democratic Senate majority will require them to finally oust Collins, the last Republican standing in the 19 anti-Trump states.
—Ronald Brownstein, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Unless more Democrats start being realistic, many more innocent people will unfortunately continue to suffer.
—Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistic
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Together, these stages offer a pragmatic way to close the velocity gap between development and production.—
Ronak Desai,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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David Ryder | Reuters Performative or pragmatic?—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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Together with previous finds, the new fossils demonstrate that at least four lineages of hominins (creatures more closely related to us than to our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees and bonobos) lived in eastern Africa between three million and 2.5 million years ago.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
13 Aug. 2025
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So, is this a case where a living organism transformed into a non-living state by evolutionary pressures?—
Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
12 Aug. 2025
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Its early pilots include placing a humanoid in a car factory to fetch and carry parts, hinting at a practical path into routine industrial tasks.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Below, Forbes Human Resources Council members share practical strategies middle managers can use to strengthen relationships and create a more positive workplace culture.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The production’s director, Eric Ting, who stood nearby with various assistants, suggested that Costanzo’s look be naturalistic, whereas the play’s other characters be exaggerated.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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All three actors praised Cianfrance’s ability to coax naturalistic performances from his cast.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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Her pieces consisted of geometric tops influenced by flowers’ natural designs and also modernized micro shorts.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Many lodges are locally run, and connections to nearby villages feel natural, not staged.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Modern generative models such as StyleGAN3 and Diffusion Transformers generate incredibly lifelike audio and video quickly and on demand.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Winemana 2-Pack Gourd and Berries Vase Decor This set of farmhouse-rustic wood vases are jam-packed with lifelike pumpkins, maple leaves, berries, and greenery.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sugar maples turn bright red, and red maples change from vivid red to orange to bright yellow.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Under Porra’s direction and through Sebastián Cabrera’s painterly cinematography, the film conjures a vivid and haunting portrait of the colonial Caribbean.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Featuring a stainless steel frame and semi-translucent color panels, the three-dimensional piece can be illuminated from within the sculpture.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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The system, called self-assembling boronate ester release or SABER, acts like a three-dimensional net.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Realistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realistic. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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