verisimilitude

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The movie is a work of fiction, but it adds to its verisimilitude by including news footage and audio recordings of these attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Twenty-one years later, Alvarado says Newman’s energy and verisimilitude haven’t changed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

Jean-Baptiste has credited this verisimilitude to Leigh’s intensive rehearsal process, where he and his actors work together to create characters from the ground up before shooting ever begins.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2025

For language constructors — conlangers, as they are known — such small touches enhance the verisimilitude of even gigantic edifices like the “Dune” series.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2024

When he had landed on the roof of his building, he sat for a time, weaving together in his mind a story thick with verisimilitude.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick