verisimilar

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Recent Examples of verisimilar Annie’s work thus far has been meticulously verisimilar, bordering on minimalist, with depopulated nurseries and studios built of balsa wood. Katherine Fusco, The Atlantic, 11 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verisimilar
Adjective
  • Grossberg's attorney plans to file a similar lawsuit in federal court, though, claiming the Democratic representative is entitled to a jury trial.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2025
  • While geese and sandhill cranes have similar parenting styles, allowing their hatchlings to be fairly independent, Lacy noted unique challenges that come with this unusual family dynamic.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • For the first time, an autonomous surgical robot completed a key phase of gallbladder removal on a lifelike patient.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
  • Cornerback Peanut Tillman once purchased a lifelike fake alligator and hid it on the steps to team meetings, scaring various coaches with it and filming their reactions as the players roared.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • What was on offer back then is no longer realistic.
    Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Seeing that Washington doesn't want to trade McLaurin, a new contract remains as the most realistic outcome to this saga.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Here are two reasons why partners do not necessarily need to be alike to be happy, according to the 2025 study.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Retail giants like Barnes & Noble, and publishers like Scholastic alike host summer reading programs for kids, while many libraries and bookstores across the country continue to spearhead their own.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • The earliest images—likely created by pecking into rock with stone tools—are realistic and naturalistic.
    Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 24 July 2025
  • The 65-inch C4 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) was our favorite model yet, offering strikingly clear 4K and upscaled HD images, rich and naturalistic colors, impressive OLED brightness, and spacey black levels thanks to OLED's emissive screen tech.
    Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • While midsize data centers typically use 300,000 gallons daily, comparable to consumption by 1,000 households, large-scale facilities such as those recently built or planned in Texas can consume as much as 4.5 million gallons daily.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Bangladesh and Sri Lanka now face 20 percent, down from the earlier 37 percent and 47 percent and now comparable to that for Vietnam’s 20 percent announced in July.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This is analogous to what occurs with respect to ACIP’s recommendations for vaccines.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The process might be analogous to how amino acids spontaneously formed simple organic molecules roughly 4 billion years ago.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2025
Adjective
  • There’s something really appealing about playing up the workwear-ness of overalls by pairing them with more denim—either in a matching shade or a different wash entirely.
    Erika Veurink, Vogue, 29 July 2025
  • Lawmakers who have toured the facility have given matching descriptions, and lawsuits aimed at its environmental impact and detainees’ access to legal counsel have been filed.
    Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 25 July 2025

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“Verisimilar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verisimilar. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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