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naturalism

[nach-er-uh-liz-uhm, nach-ruh-] / ˈnætʃ ər əˌlɪz əm, ˈnætʃ rə- /




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From the late 1960s onward, she took special delight in winning over audiences with a playful personality, folksy naturalism and eager singing voice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

The Morgan Library & Museum puts the Baroque master’s early canvas in the context of his contemporaries and precursors, emphasizing his extraordinary naturalism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Although it may seem naïve, on the surface, to stoop to such mundanity — a variation on our era’s “go outside and touch grass” naturalism — Styles may be genuinely onto something.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

The other is biological naturalism, which argues the opposite.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 24, 2025

All my life had shaped me for the realism, the naturalism of the modern novel, and I could not read enough of them.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright


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