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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
Be realistic about your availability and budget, and choose a path that aligns with your goals.
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Tom Freiling, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
And locking Google out isn't a realistic option when the company controls almost the entire search market.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
The imminent departure of star cornerback Jalen Ramsey means something as basic as winning a playoff game isn’t a realistic option in the next couple of years.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Manually conducting a deep analysis for every ETF is simply not a realistic option, exposing investors to insufficient analysis and missing profitable opportunities.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
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Tom Freiling, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
And locking Google out isn't a realistic option when the company controls almost the entire search market.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
The imminent departure of star cornerback Jalen Ramsey means something as basic as winning a playoff game isn’t a realistic option in the next couple of years.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Manually conducting a deep analysis for every ETF is simply not a realistic option, exposing investors to insufficient analysis and missing profitable opportunities.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for realistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realistic
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The daughter of a generous and pragmatic father who worked for the Internal Revenue Service and a mother who wore a suit of armor over a devastating diagnosis.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Many refugee writers demonstrate awareness of the fact that telling stories serves ends both personal and pragmatic, therapeutic and bureaucratic.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
21 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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These categories aren’t timeless ontological judgments—they’re practical tools that help the government fulfill its duties.—
Paisley Currah,
New Yorker,
27 May 2025
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Besides, for Australia and Japan in particular, the practical differences between today’s defense partnership and one of mutual defense are relatively small and shrinking by the day.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 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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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 cooler temperatures and raindrops can act as natural coolants, helping dissipate heat from your body.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
21 May 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
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This is not a new phenomena of the world feeling so vivid, so extreme, that finding an angle of approach is hard.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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Some consumers are likely choosing their cars’ colors to emphasize timeliness, as more vivid hues tend to come and go more quickly out of fashion.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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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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“Realistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realistic. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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