as in realistic
closely resembling the object imitated
the eyes of the lifelike portrait seem to follow visitors around the room
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Recent Examples of lifelike
Kim and Kanye's eldest son turned 6 in style in December 2021, celebrating with a lifelike cake and celebration with family.
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Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
The images—hundreds of them, detailed and lifelike and cinematic—were painted roughly more than 30,000 years ago.
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
Her evidence was a lifelike mental image.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
The documentary filmmaker who helped spearhead the bronze, lifelike Apollo 11 statue anchored at Kennedy Space Center wants to waste no time in honoring the astronauts of Artemis II.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
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Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
The images—hundreds of them, detailed and lifelike and cinematic—were painted roughly more than 30,000 years ago.
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026
Her evidence was a lifelike mental image.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
The documentary filmmaker who helped spearhead the bronze, lifelike Apollo 11 statue anchored at Kennedy Space Center wants to waste no time in honoring the astronauts of Artemis II.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelike
Adjective
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Keep your responses measured and your commitments realistic so nothing escalates unnecessarily.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Policymakers should also require manufacturers to disclose additives and realistic leaching data for food-contact materials, cookware, bottled water, and children’s products.—
Justin Zorn,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Today, the shuttered community center is a modern co-living apartment boasting a theater and fitness space.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Now, scientists have created a highly efficient AI model that hints at how living brains are able to do so much with so little, a team reports in the journal Nature.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Stylistically, the naturalistic sculpture hails from the reign of Augustus, dating between 27 BCE and 14 CE.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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Heidi Harris’ creative, naturalistic photos have graced the websites and social media pages of Atlanta restaurants for the better part of two decades.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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The emirate has just 72 kilometers (45 miles) of natural shoreline, but artificial islands and peninsulas have provided far more beachfront for its 4 million residents, and the millionaires and billionaires who collect such properties.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Instead of roasting, the dehydrating preserves natural flavor and delivers Daily Crunch's signature Uniquely Crunchy bite.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Brain scans were not widely available, and there was scant knowledge of sleep stages such as REM sleep, when more vivid dreams take place.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Over the course of the day and evening, old secrets, resentments, and regrets bubble up to the surface and Altman crafts a devastating meditation on memory, identity, and the necessity as well as the danger of a vivid fantasy life.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Protein folding is the process by which the chain twists into a precise three-dimensional shape, and that final shape determines what the protein actually does.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are scaling individual molecular machines into three-dimensional structures to create a new class of intelligent materials.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Lifelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelike. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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