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for real

PHRASE
in reality; actually
Synonyms


PHRASE
genuine; sincere
Synonyms


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In his plea, Max acknowledged bartering art for real estate and hiding income to buy real estate in Southampton, New York, the US Virgin Islands and upstate New York.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

To test this, the team created a multimodal artificial network in which spatial and distributed systems competed for "real estate."

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

“If you cannot change these digital profits for real profit and real cash that you use to live and have amazing experiences, what’s the point?”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

In 2012, he walked to Everest base camp and, instead of returning to Kathmandu as planned, he decided to learn how to climb "for real", according to his website.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

In dream-thoughts I wonder, Will I ever see them for real again?

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads




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