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surreal

[suh-ree-uhl, -reel] / səˈri əl, -ˈril /
ADJECTIVE
dreamlike
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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Saar’s style can best be described as some combination of surreal and grounded — infused with the spirituality that has lived at the core of her work since the ’60s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

"It feels surreal because my daughter's here," Beyonce told Vogue.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

The very notion of “Donnyland,” as the area would be called, is surreal, like something out of Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” or Woody Allen’s “Bananas.”

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

One such episode also coincided with one of the more surreal chance encounters.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

It felt surreal, asking When did she die? about his own mother.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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