naturalistic
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Even the sound mix is brutally naturalistic, with the dialogue fighting to be heard over the whoosh of traffic in the exterior scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Having Albert Brooks as a best friend likely molded his style too; both were forerunners of a school of comedy that merged a naturalistic, conversational delivery with an absurdist sensibility.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
In additional experiments, mice ran freely on a wheel while viewing structured images or naturalistic movies at different contrast levels.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025
In keeping with Walker-Silverman’s naturalistic approach, “Rebuilding” eschews a conventional plot, instead observing Dusty’s negotiation of an outside world he’s tried to avoid.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025
As he describes it: To carefully study the organization and sequence of this, the approach must be naturalistic or ethological.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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