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realist

[ree-uh-list] / ˈri ə lɪst /
NOUN
pragmatist
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"Since day one of our evacuation, I have been a realist about the situation," he said.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Even if you’re a realist, don’t let gloomy projections get you down.

From MarketWatch Jun. 15, 2026

As we follow him, what seemed like a close look at a regional folk dance soon reveals itself as a magical realist journey that’s both beguiling and amusing.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Primarily a sculptor and printmaker, Catlett worked in the social realist tradition and her work often celebrates the dignity of Black and brown working people, especially women.

From Salon Apr. 6, 2026

His words pierced me, hardened though I was, realist as I wished to be.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

The setting for this two-hander is more abstract than usual for Hunter, who is one of the theater’s outstanding American realists.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

“We are realists, but we are not worrywarts either,” he said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 11, 2026

Where are the supposed realists and restrainers who run this Administration?

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 22, 2025

And the realists should do what they must to win.

From Slate Oct. 6, 2025

Strict realists in my family, we always objected: “Why do they always go up?”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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