surreal

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Beneath the glitter and surreal visuals, some viewers saw versions of people and situations they already knew.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

It felt surreal, and Jessica says she was slow to process the news.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The current “Comeback” storyline is the brighter side of the “AI Doc” coin in that Al’s glitches are surreal and hilarious at worst.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The family flew back to Charlotte and DeCarlo went back to work at Home Depot, living with the surreal feeling of what he had been through.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The information warp was due to the Internet, and to those of us at Base Camp it was nothing less than surreal.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer