realism
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Synonyms
literalism, naturalism, representationalism, verisimilitude, verismo
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For all that realism, though, Marrs pins his plot on a government eager to do some social engineering. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "A Novelist Takes Self-Driving to Its Illogical Conclusion," 27 Aug. 2019 But thanks to Wagner’s magical realism, her younger brother reappears. — Los Angeles Times, "Commentary: How two top directors are teaching Europe the L.A. School of Opera," 23 Aug. 2019 Although that sound doesn’t have same realism, the adjusted audio comes through crystal clear as does anything that’s pumped through the ear cups. — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, "Review: Logitech G Pro X is a complete package for gamers," 22 Aug. 2019 By giving its characters their own stage via the wrestling ring, GLOW is able to walk the line between release and realism, exploring how people turn pain into art while allowing for the fact that actual life is rarely so neat. — Kelly Connolly, The Atlantic, "GLOW Embraces the Untidy Ending," 15 Aug. 2019 Combining elements of realism, fantasy and folklore, Song of Solomon is one of Morrison’s most lauded works. — Annabel Gutterman, Time, "Where to Start If You Haven't Read Enough of Toni Morrison's Books," 6 Aug. 2019 Although the picture hails from a long tradition of British social realism, with faint echoes of Terence Davies, Ken Loach and Andrea Arnold, its odd, time-shuffling structure seems to arise from the phantoms of Billingham’s memory. — Justin Chang, chicagotribune.com, "‘Ray & Liz’ review: Photographer mines his past for family tale," 24 July 2019 Sidestepping the temptations of broad farce or melodrama, Wang stakes out a zone of low-key observational realism, dispensing her sympathies and teasing out emotional subtleties with a graceful, assured hand. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Delightful ‘The Farewell,’ starring Awkwafina, shows us a family divided," 18 July 2019 The self-portraits are drawn, painted, photographed or sculpted in styles such as realism, abstraction, representational, self-portraiture, traditional, conceptual and modern. — Megan Becka, cleveland.com, "‘Me, Myself and I?’ juried art exhibition open through Aug. 31 at Summit Artspace," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'realism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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