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as in case
something that actually exists
the ambition to make his dreams a reality
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2
as in existence
the fact of being or of being real
no one denies the reality of electricity, though few people understand it fully
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as in fact
the quality of being actual
the reality of the situation finally dawned on her and she sat down in stunned silence
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as in object
one that has a real and independent existence
you'll need to cope with a whole new set of realities once you've become a parent
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Recent Examples of reality
The disappearance of Walter Tom Smith Walter Tom Smith was on the brink of making his dream a reality.
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Yasmeen Saadi, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
Look at reader data, and all the work on hard-hitting investigations, carefully considered criticism or stress-inducing breaking news can lose out to the news of a reality TV star bitten by a camel.
—Craig Nakano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Flow explores the fragility of the environment and celebrates the spirit of friendship and community that empowers these animals to adapt to their new reality.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Virtually all of them, even the most entertaining and quirky ones, suggested an underlying preoccupation with the power of narrative to shape our sense of reality.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Yasmeen Saadi, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
Look at reader data, and all the work on hard-hitting investigations, carefully considered criticism or stress-inducing breaking news can lose out to the news of a reality TV star bitten by a camel.
—Craig Nakano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Flow explores the fragility of the environment and celebrates the spirit of friendship and community that empowers these animals to adapt to their new reality.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Virtually all of them, even the most entertaining and quirky ones, suggested an underlying preoccupation with the power of narrative to shape our sense of reality.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reality
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About 280 of these cases are under the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.Yasmeen Saadi, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Dec. 2024
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Lee Gelernt, the ACLU attorney who argued many of the highest-profile immigration cases during Trump's first term, including the challenge to family separations, said the president-elect's immigration enforcement picks appear to be dusting off their old playbook.Nick Miroff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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The type of sky that fills one with awe at the beauty and mystery of existence.Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Waymo is clearly superior, but the existence of Cruise would have pushed them to do even better.Brad Templeton, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The personalized license plate requests that are submitted to the state Department of Motor Vehicles in fact come in all sorts of styles of words and quips, despite being limited by the size, shape and color of the metal markers every driver in Connecticut must attach to their vehicle.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 29 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Kansas provides a cautionary tale about how pursuing an election concern that in fact is extremely rare risks disenfranchising a far greater number of people who are legally entitled to vote.John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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This indicated not only a black hole lurking at the center of this galaxy but that object was bizarrely rotated at a 90-degree angle to NGC 5084.Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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His compositions frequently incorporate found objects.Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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In truth, a coach isn’t needed to come up with these agreements, but in my experience, some teams don’t prioritize them.Vlad Dutescu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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There actually seems to be some truth to that adage, research suggests.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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With the storm devastating the region, these two major entities are committed to helping families by providing temporary housing solutions.Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The deal means that Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman will all be part of the same family, with each entity remaining a distinct brand.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
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Sickle cell disease arises from errors in a gene that makes hemoglobin, the substance that carries oxygen throughout the body and gives red blood cells their color.Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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The study found that there were declines across substances.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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This can lead to anxiety and self-doubt when things don’t go as expected.Fiona Tapp, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
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These are things that the federal government has an appropriate role to do.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Reality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reality. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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