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unreal

[uhn-ree-uhl, -reel] / ʌnˈri əl, -ˈril /


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"It seems unreal -- how is it possible that rather than a single pathway we see all these effects happening simultaneously and only in tumors and not in healthy tissues?"

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

"The amount of flies we've got on these traps is unreal."

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

“It’s just so unreal, especially being with someone like hours before they pass away.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

Mr. Ridgway combines an exact sense of setting—one could take a walking tour of the streets he names—with the spare, unreal atmosphere of an allegory.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

The white clothes made him look timeless and a little unreal, like one of the minor gods on Mount Olympus.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan




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