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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
The team explains all options and realistic timelines.
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K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
According to the company, the representative underwater mission offered a more realistic measure of usable range than a simple straight-line transit figure.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
For Rue, that can mean a version of stability or recovery that feels realistic but not necessarily magically fixed.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
The more realistic inquiry is whether this kind of event can be made safer.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
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K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
According to the company, the representative underwater mission offered a more realistic measure of usable range than a simple straight-line transit figure.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
For Rue, that can mean a version of stability or recovery that feels realistic but not necessarily magically fixed.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
The more realistic inquiry is whether this kind of event can be made safer.
—Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistic
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Flick was aware of what lay in store for his team and asked them to play a more pragmatic game than usual.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Most opposition leaders favor either pragmatic engagement with the West and Russia or a full return to Russia.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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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
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The Moon steadies Jupiter’s influence, helping practical decisions create emotional ease.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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In these systems, the active materials tend to degrade and leak through the membrane, a process that rapidly wears out the battery and limits its practical lifespan.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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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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With precise lip-syncing and fluid gestures, the company aims to make its robots feel like lifelike digital characters rather than machines.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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The goal of the mobile unit is to bring lifelike training health care providers in rural areas who might not be able to make it to the simulation lab at Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 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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The day before her 90th birthday in April 2016, the Queen marked 500 years of the Royal Mail delivery service with this vivid pink look.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Plant marigolds and asters in the same sunny spot, and these two cheery and vivid summer blooms will thrive in the full sun, hot conditions.—
Heather Bien,
The Spruce,
24 Apr. 2026
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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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“Realistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realistic. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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