reality check
noun
: something that clarifies or serves as a reminder of reality often by correcting a misconception
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Here’s a reality check: Critics aren’t Oscar voters.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
For instance, pretending to admire them will go to great lengths, especially compared to providing them with a reality check or confronting them about their mistakes, behavior, or values.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
California’s electric vehicle ambitions are facing a reality check.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Critics and former cult members, too, could help give you a reality check.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
For instance, pretending to admire them will go to great lengths, especially compared to providing them with a reality check or confronting them about their mistakes, behavior, or values.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
California’s electric vehicle ambitions are facing a reality check.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Critics and former cult members, too, could help give you a reality check.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Reality check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reality%20check. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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