reality check
noun
: something that clarifies or serves as a reminder of reality often by correcting a misconception
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The Big Family moved to the Big Apple — and quickly got a reality check about life in the city.
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Submit it here, and The Athletic will do some digging and give you a reality check on whether president of team operations and general manager Bill Guerin would nix it, whether the other side would nix it, or even, in some cases, whether the deal might actually work.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
As the debate over the DOGE Dividend check continues, one thing is clear: a reality check is in order.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Related article Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ vision needed an Arab reality check.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Submit it here, and The Athletic will do some digging and give you a reality check on whether president of team operations and general manager Bill Guerin would nix it, whether the other side would nix it, or even, in some cases, whether the deal might actually work.
—Joe Smith, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
As the debate over the DOGE Dividend check continues, one thing is clear: a reality check is in order.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Related article Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ vision needed an Arab reality check.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reality check
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“Reality check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reality%20check. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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