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Recent Examples of naturalistic Fashions changed shortly thereafter, with formal gardens replaced by naturalistic parkland made popular by the eighteenth-century landscape designer Lancelot (Capability) Brown. Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024 The master plan includes renovation to the tennis center, swimming pool and community center, improved walking trails connecting to Brays Bayou, a new naturalistic amphitheater and an ADA-accessible playground. Shafaq Patel, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 This is a design created by Caroline Scheufele, its naturalistic theme – replete with salamanders, toucans and leopards – a nod to the brand's Animal World collection of jewellery. Felix Bischof, theweek, 14 Oct. 2024 Some contain fantastical elements, with eyes that duplicate and mouths that emit blooming flowers, while others are highly naturalistic. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for naturalistic 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for naturalistic
Adjective
  • Remember that locating the X, a good hide, and a realistic spread are the true keys to success.
    Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Be realistic, honest and ready to set the record straight if anyone offers false information.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Nova, the chameleon, has vibrant colors and lifelike movements that will provide endless hours of imaginative play.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The cemetery is known for its lifelike, occasional wacky statuary.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • This year, researchers created a three-dimensional virtual model of the specimen using a portable scanner, enabling them to analyze the fossil further for a study.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Down clusters are three-dimensional spirals, not to be confused with feathers, which are flat, provide no loft, and poke through fabric.
    Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Not all at once, but over time, that order will devolve to entropy as the international system reverts to its natural state, which is anarchy.
    Andreas Kluth, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Zink takes the time to camouflage, paying attention to every detail, grassing the chicken-wire frame of his boat blind with natural vegetation.
    Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Very colorful objects look vivid and bright without appearing oversaturated or cartoonish, and shots with those objects against completely black backgrounds also show minimal light bloom.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Simply sweep on your favorite hue with your finger tips and blend at the crease for blurred, yet vivid color in seconds.
    Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Once the spirits have settled into their family homes to live and share meals as honored guests, more living relatives travel from far and wide to bring gifts and pay their respects.
    Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
  • For one couple seeking more living space in Los Angeles, the question was whether or not to build an addition onto their bungalow or convert their two-car garage into an ADU.
    Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024

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“Naturalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naturalistic. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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