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Recent Examples of realist
Her Daphne was a realist, a hedonist and, like Fahy, a great hang.
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Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 16 May 2025
But our new survey shows that Ukrainians themselves are realists.
—Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
As the world of college athletics turns to Monday’s hearing, a realist may argue that some compromise can be struck.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Yet, as a realist, someone can’t help but notice the shift in tone and control.
—Max (chong) Li, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 16 May 2025
But our new survey shows that Ukrainians themselves are realists.
—Janina Dill, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2025
As the world of college athletics turns to Monday’s hearing, a realist may argue that some compromise can be struck.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Yet, as a realist, someone can’t help but notice the shift in tone and control.
—Max (chong) Li, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for realist
cynic
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Similarly to her dad, Abby tries to bring order to her crew of oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), a character from the original series.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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Abdellatif Kechiche’s 2013 graphic lesbian love story Blue Is the Warmest Color confounded cynics by winning over a jury headed by, of all people, Steven Spielberg.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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“Realist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/realist. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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