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Recent Examples of realist
Yet, as a realist, someone can’t help but notice the shift in tone and control.
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Max (chong) Li, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Her newer work is filled with references to the American realist — shadows stretch across faces, light filters through blinds and voyeuristically peeks into homes.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
To revive a credible military is to admit that official Europe’s domestic enemies — the nationalists, the realists, the reactionaries who believe in nation-states — were right all along.
—Dominic Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
The highest draft choice possible is what the realists are hoping for, which would mean losing games down the stretch.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Max (chong) Li, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Her newer work is filled with references to the American realist — shadows stretch across faces, light filters through blinds and voyeuristically peeks into homes.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
To revive a credible military is to admit that official Europe’s domestic enemies — the nationalists, the realists, the reactionaries who believe in nation-states — were right all along.
—Dominic Green, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
The highest draft choice possible is what the realists are hoping for, which would mean losing games down the stretch.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for realist
cynic
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Abdellatif Kechiche’s 2013 graphic lesbian love story Blue Is the Warmest Color confounded cynics by winning over a jury headed by, of all people, Steven Spielberg.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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Ignore the cynics and their interest in intimidating ironic innovation!—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Realist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realist. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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