the real thing
noun
: something that is genuine and not a copy or imitation : something that is truly valuable or important
The diamond turned out to be the real thing.
You've done very well in your training. Let's just hope you're ready for the real thing.
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Still, there’s something unbeatable about the real thing.
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Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 May 2026
Food travel destinations — cities where one regional specialty defines the entire experience — have become a serious driver of how people choose where to go, and the gap between eating the real thing at the source and tasting a copy at home keeps widening.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Her 13th place there is unlikely to be bettered at the real thing.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
And if anything, the burgeoning business of dupes has upped the desirability of the real thing.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
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Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 14 May 2026
Food travel destinations — cities where one regional specialty defines the entire experience — have become a serious driver of how people choose where to go, and the gap between eating the real thing at the source and tasting a copy at home keeps widening.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
Her 13th place there is unlikely to be bettered at the real thing.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
And if anything, the burgeoning business of dupes has upped the desirability of the real thing.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the real thing
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“The real thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20real%20thing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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