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realism

[ree-uh-liz-uhm] / ˈri əˌlɪz əm /
NOUN
authenticity
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To prepare for the role, he studied Benin influencers, music and dialect details many viewers praised for their realism.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Beyond the virtuosic marriage of realism and symbolism lies the message French so gracefully conveyed: that architects are more than engineers, and that, at its best, architecture deserves the same status as painting and sculpture.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The story, known for its suffusive magical realism, follows three generations of the del Valle Trueba women through the turbulent history of a conservative South American country, inspired by Allende’s Chile.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

In these dystopian times, when realism is more important than ever, it’s a grave mistake to let rose-colored glasses distort our vision, or to substitute unmerited patience for vital urgency.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

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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