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also naturalist
as in realistic
closely resembling the object imitated
the movie's volcanic eruption is so naturalistic that it's easy to forget that it all came out of a computer
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Recent Examples of naturalistic
In addition, treatment centers often provide rooms with soft lighting, a naturalistic decor, and music or other sensory stimulation.
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The end looks narrower, sharper, more naturalistic but less pretty.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
In short, this nearly unstoppable plant makes a great border for naturalistic or meadow gardens.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Other tokens were more geometric than naturalistic.
—Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The end looks narrower, sharper, more naturalistic but less pretty.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
In short, this nearly unstoppable plant makes a great border for naturalistic or meadow gardens.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Other tokens were more geometric than naturalistic.
—Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalistic
Adjective
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But this more robust communications channel is quite welcome after decades of sterile chatbots and IVR that fail to offer a realistic experience to those trying to reach the top brass of any company anywhere.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The scenario focused on employing the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 2,000-pound Quicksink maritime weapon to destroy a surface vessel under realistic conditions, according to a US Air Force press release published on September 10.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 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
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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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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
Adjective
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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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“Naturalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naturalistic. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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