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realism

[ree-uh-liz-uhm] / ˈri əˌlɪz əm /
NOUN
authenticity
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His Christian realism provides the most instructive model we have for what a successful version of that approach looks like in practice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

She said her focus had previously been on realism, but it shifted about two years ago when she began experimenting with reds and blues.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

"But realism also means we must not compromise our own principles."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

They represented the two very different sides of his work as a production designer: the fantastical world-building of “Avatar” and the grounded historical realism of “Lincoln.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

A moment of cheap symbolism only, and then I have to bow to the strict rules of realism, which is to say: they can’t see a thing.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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