as in irrational
very strange or unusual; having the quality of a dream
a surreal atmosphere at the festival The whole situation was completely surreal.
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Recent Examples of surreal
Set to the same eerily catchy tune by composer Theodore Shapiro, the Season 2 incarnation of the credits — seen for the first time in Episode 2, now streaming — are even more haunting, diving into the surreal world of Mark’s brain and introducing other characters and landscapes.
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Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
After finding that Wellness has disappeared like a glitch in a surreal video game, Mark heads to Macrodata Refinement.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
The surreal sighting was captured in a video shared by Jack Tadey (@jacktadey) and has amassed over 479,000 views since it was posted on November 28 last year.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Invisible Sun is a surreal game of modern magic and mystery where players leave our fake reality for the mystical Acuality.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
After finding that Wellness has disappeared like a glitch in a surreal video game, Mark heads to Macrodata Refinement.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
The surreal sighting was captured in a video shared by Jack Tadey (@jacktadey) and has amassed over 479,000 views since it was posted on November 28 last year.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Invisible Sun is a surreal game of modern magic and mystery where players leave our fake reality for the mystical Acuality.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surreal
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There were some generational differences in regard to the reasons driving irrational purchases.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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The author suggests that large crowds can be made irrational, often due to charismatic leadership, and shows how most people choose to go with the grain. Group decisions can also reduce a sense of personal accountability as people find solidarity in what the masses want.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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There’s also the weird dynamic between Calgary ownership and their former GM Brad Treliving, which could make a deal difficult.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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Their release marks just the latest twist in a long, strange road for both extremist leaders.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Paleontologists have known something strange happened between the end of the Triassic Period and the beginning of the Jurassic for the better part of a century.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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Reddit Reacts Reddit users supported OP, pointing out the unreasonable nature of the neighbor's behavior.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The question the Supreme Court will consider Wednesday is whether courts can look at everything that happened during the 2016 traffic stop in determining if the officer can be tried for unreasonable force under the Fourth Amendment.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Ironically, its only real payoff is its surreal magnitude of Drake-centricity (down to casting a look-alike), which largely ends up being absurd and hilarious thanks to events entirely outside of the film’s purview.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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Courts should continue to quickly reject his absurd, insulting, and ahistorical legal arguments, which violate the clear text of the 14th Amendment.—
Elizabeth Wydra and Nina Henry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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While some of the operations may not have been unusual, ICE averaged 311 daily arrests in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. — Associated Press Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
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Hegseth showed up in person for the vote, which is unusual.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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After all, we too are drawn to violent, meaningless spectacle to distract us from matters of substance.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Hence this 'coalition' & tough talk about 'tightening' sanctions is entirely meaningless as absolutely nothing will change.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Surreal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surreal. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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