as in realistic
closely resembling the object imitated
photo-realistic portraits of birds that caused some gallerygoers to forget that they were looking at paintings
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Adjective
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Shutting down all gas plants isn’t realistic, at least not yet; even California still depends on gas for one-third of its electricity.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025 -
On Thursday, Hutchinson was asked how realistic a return would’ve been.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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But Netanyahu said Tuesday that any new ceasefire deal reached -- for example to facilitate the release of more living hostages -- would be temporary.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 May 2025
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With Asian elephants—its closest living relatives—facing a 22-month pregnancy and a decade-long wait for maturity, researchers needed a faster way to test their genetic edits.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The cinematic style is naturalistic and conventional, except for what happens at the 45-minute mark.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
6 May 2025
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The actors likewise tow a line between the naturalistic and surreal, maintaining poker faces at each point on that continuum.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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Google also recently showed off Google Beam—a way to convert people in video calls to appear more 3D and lifelike for a more personal touch.—
Luke Larsen,
Wired News,
25 May 2025
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Joe Rogan's lifelike birthday cake of Sabrina Carpenter has gone viral on social media.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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But a three-dimensional person has no place in a show that could have the mid-gala switcheroo take place moments earlier.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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The three-dimensional Infiniti logo now lights up along with the daytime running lights, the same as on the QX80.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Thus, the founder set about building a line of functional, luxurious yet functional, holistic, and natural pet lifestyle products.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The rugged limestone walls reached to a ceiling with natural skylights, from which aerial roots of ficus trees hung like decorative drapery.—
Erik Trinidad,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2025
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“Photo-realistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo-realistic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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