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realistic depiction in art and literature the novel's degree of verisimilitude is compromised by 18th-century characters who speak in very 21st-century English

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Recent Examples of verisimilitude Yet its evasion of the substance of contemporary American polarization—an increasingly common approach in a Hollywood desperate for hits that will play in red states, blue states, and internationally—undermines that verisimilitude. Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025 That format lends a greater sense of realism to the show, which has apparently been so effective that it’s driven some chatter online (and in the Vulture comments), often from voices within the medical community praising the series’ verisimilitude. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025 A lot about The Pitt is geared toward verisimilitude. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025 The tension between sharp contemporary verisimilitude and age-old romantic archetype helps explain why Bridget potters on while so many other ’90s heroines have fallen by the wayside. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for verisimilitude

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“Verisimilitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verisimilitude. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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