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naturalism

[nach-er-uh-liz-uhm, nach-ruh-] / ˈnætʃ ər əˌlɪz əm, ˈnætʃ rə- /




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This is an astonishing work of naturalism in the spirit of Zola’s “L’Assommoir.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The other is biological naturalism, which argues the opposite.

From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025

But Mr. Sachs also takes an overarching, cinematic approach that gently departs from the movie’s moment-to-moment naturalism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Diane Keaton, whose effortless naturalism made her a perfect foil to so many live-wire actors of the 1970s in movies such as “The Godfather,” “The Godfather Part II” and “Annie Hall,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

All my life had shaped me for the realism, the naturalism of the modern novel, and I could not read enough of them.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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