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Recent Examples of irreality
Reality was ugly, but irreality is a numb trap, fertile for regret.
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Riley Van Steward,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2023
There was no amazing aftertaste of citrus-sharp malice after trips to Disneyland, no sense of irreality pouncing upon the real and quite deliberately eating it for breakfast.
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Helen Oyeyemi,
Harper's BAZAAR,
5 Apr. 2021
This unearthly tension between reality and irreality is exacerbated by the setting.
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Daniel Drake,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Jan. 2020
Riley Van Steward,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2023
There was no amazing aftertaste of citrus-sharp malice after trips to Disneyland, no sense of irreality pouncing upon the real and quite deliberately eating it for breakfast.
—
Helen Oyeyemi,
Harper's BAZAAR,
5 Apr. 2021
This unearthly tension between reality and irreality is exacerbated by the setting.
—
Daniel Drake,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreality
unreality
Noun
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Christian Science has taught me to base my prayers on the solid spiritual foundation of Jesus’ teachings – namely, the allness and perfection of God and the nothingness or unreality of anything unlike God, good.
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The passion for sports is a matter of its unrealities—its past is more myth than history.
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“Irreality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreality. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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