reality check
noun
: something that clarifies or serves as a reminder of reality often by correcting a misconception
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For now, however, the research serves as a reality check.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
Instead, this testing is a reality check on whether the budget Starlink Residential 200 Mbps service plan is a smart value or a cheap compromise.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
For people struggling with delusional disorders, a system that consistently validates their beliefs may weaken their ability to conduct internal reality checks.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Lee Cowan sits down with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, the outgoing CEO of the nation's largest hunger relief organization, Feeding America, for a reality check about hunger in these United States.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
Instead, this testing is a reality check on whether the budget Starlink Residential 200 Mbps service plan is a smart value or a cheap compromise.
—Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 8 Mar. 2026
For people struggling with delusional disorders, a system that consistently validates their beliefs may weaken their ability to conduct internal reality checks.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Lee Cowan sits down with Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, the outgoing CEO of the nation's largest hunger relief organization, Feeding America, for a reality check about hunger in these United States.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Reality check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reality%20check. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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