surreal
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"It is very surreal," said Rai, who has struggled to practice at times this year because of a neck injury.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
If you already thought the stock market’s booming reactions to this geopolitically chaotic economic moment were irrational—well, it’s about to get much more surreal, because the rules governing the trade are about to change dramatically.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
The most surreal part of the inspector-general report is its section about how long this has been going on—and why.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
It’s her very first league game, and the moment is surreal, joyful.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
And when I looked around, I saw that a flurry of magnificent mariposas swarmed around us as we stood waiting on the summit of the hill, awed by the surreal beauty that surrounded us.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing surreal
Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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Grade 9, List 5
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The Things They Carried
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