surreal
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Her plan was to float around an underwater living room set up in her inner, surreal, suffocating fantasy world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
“It’s been a surreal experience to be the focus of such widespread outrage after just one mention by a celebrity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Joshua Robinson caught up with Norway’s 6-foot-5 striker on terrifying his opponents—and the surreal World Cup summer that turned him into much more than a soccer star.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"In this new wave, it's women who are taking the lead, with writing often tinged with feminism, but also often quite dark and violent, punctuated by surreal touches," she noted.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
He saw a new light now, a new path, and it didn’t come to him in some fantastic, surreal dream, as the call to preach had.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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Vocabulary lists containing surreal
Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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Grade 9, List 5
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The Things They Carried
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