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as in cases
something that actually exists
the ambition to make his dreams a reality
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as in things
one that has a real and independent existence
you'll need to cope with a whole new set of realities once you've become a parent
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Recent Examples of realities
Capricorn December 22 – January 19 Creative sparks meet practical money realities.
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
December 22 – January 19 Creative sparks meet practical money realities.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
More than three decades later, Stiller revisits the sport with the docuseries that follows five bowlers on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour, revealing the realities of life on the road.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
But the realities of that kind of AI takeover of Hollywood are hindered by multiple barriers to entry, including labor contracts, ongoing copyright questions and actual consumer interest.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
In the first excerpt from the new novel, which Entertainment Weekly can exclusively reveal, Victor is still off on his own, struggling with the realities of his condition.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
Other people, though, feel that comedy isn’t the arena to discuss such grim realities, with at least 78 school shootings reported in the United States last year, according to CNN.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Big horizons meet daily realities as the instinctive Moon explores your pensive 9th house and squares Jupiter in your sensible 6th house.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
The Fairfield community surrounding Travis Air Force Base knows all too well the realities and uncertainties that come with wartime.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
December 22 – January 19 Creative sparks meet practical money realities.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
More than three decades later, Stiller revisits the sport with the docuseries that follows five bowlers on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour, revealing the realities of life on the road.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
But the realities of that kind of AI takeover of Hollywood are hindered by multiple barriers to entry, including labor contracts, ongoing copyright questions and actual consumer interest.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
In the first excerpt from the new novel, which Entertainment Weekly can exclusively reveal, Victor is still off on his own, struggling with the realities of his condition.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
Other people, though, feel that comedy isn’t the arena to discuss such grim realities, with at least 78 school shootings reported in the United States last year, according to CNN.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Big horizons meet daily realities as the instinctive Moon explores your pensive 9th house and squares Jupiter in your sensible 6th house.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
The Fairfield community surrounding Travis Air Force Base knows all too well the realities and uncertainties that come with wartime.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for realities
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The records also show Renfro is facing several other charges from previous cases, including assault causing bodily injury, assault causing bodily injury-family violence, evading arrest or detention, and continuous violence against the family.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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As of that March 25 filing, 185 eligible attorneys had applied to the incentive program, requesting 2,475 cases.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks only truly made things interesting in minutes the former Brooklyn Nets star and sure-fire first-ballot Hall of Famer spent on the bench on Tuesday.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Upstairs at Place, things are a little more formal.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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This newsroom-wide project brings fast facts as stories unfold — making sure our local officials and institutions are telling the truth, serving our communities well and following through on their promises.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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In these cases, the government must show that an individual knowingly provided false information or concealed important facts during the naturalization process and that those facts would have affected the decision to grant citizenship to the individual.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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By giving multiple agencies access to the same drones, all participating entities can be under one program and avoid investing in dozens of drones with different software that wouldn't communicate with each other.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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In many parts of Cook County, there are so many governmental entities grabbing a piece of the action that property tax bills look like grocery-store receipts.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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UFOs, the term for unidentified flying objects, has in recent years given way to UAP — unidentified aerial phenomena or unidentified anomalous phenomena.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Do not approach water, wet objects, or metal items.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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That’s because tea leaves contain tannins, complex chemical substances that give tea its astringency and dark color.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
2 Apr. 2026
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Nobel award winning scientist, Luc Montagnier has tested some of these early studies and found that certain substances, like DNA, emit electromagnetic signals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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