Realistically
adverb
In a way that is sensible and practical, considering the true facts or likelihood of something.
Realistically, I don't think we'll be able to finish the project on time.
Often appears as...
- realistically expect
- realistically achievable
adverb
In a way that represents things in a way it is in real life.
The movie is realistically portrayed, making the audience feel like they are part of it.
Often appears as...
- realistically portrayed
- realistically depict
adverb
In a way that is sensible and practical, considering the true facts or likelihood of something.
Realistically, I don't think we'll be able to finish the project on time.
Often appears as...
- realistically expect
- realistically achievable
adverb
In a way that represents things in a way it is in real life.
The movie is realistically portrayed, making the audience feel like they are part of it.
Often appears as...
- realistically portrayed
- realistically depict
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Pro Tip 1/3Expectation Setting
Used to manage expectations based on facts or likely outcomes.
Realistically, we can expect a 5% increase in sales this year.
Pro Tip 2/3Plan Evaluation
Helps assess whether plans are achievable and not overly optimistic.
Let's realistically evaluate what resources we'll need.
Pro Tip 3/3Honest Appraisal
Conveys an honest, sometimes hard truth about a situation.
Realistically, our chances of winning are slim.
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Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
programming earnest last year and we had our first litter of four kittens then pleased to say we've had another litter of four kittens this year and we've always had another little two this year so far as well so it's all going really well which is really really important for the species and the kittens themselves are really lovely as well to look at and realistically can you see them
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The quest for the...
in a sense, it's a little bit like software creation. You put a lot of money and effort into creating it, but once you've got it, you can produce it pretty cheaply and use it in different places around the world. I don't want to beat up the pharmaceutical industry here because they were heroic in Ebola, but I think realistically, they are for-profit entities,
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Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
know if lines lioness has raised their cubs on instinct or do they remember how their mothers raised them or perhaps have they observed how their answer raised their their cousins we don't know the answer to that but I would say that the most likely luck answer realistically is that it's instinct I
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Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
that needs to move realistically in the context of its environment. Regardless of the number of dimensions your character has, you'll need to create a skeleton, which in animation terms is known as a rig. Once the rig is finalized and the range of motion is determined,
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Torsten Reil: Using...
and all we've told the character to do is to struggle. And it looks organic. It looks realistic. You feel kind of sorry for the guy. It's even worse -- and that is another video I just got last night -- if you render that a bit more realistically.
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The freakonomics of...
a unique opportunity to go inside a gang -- to see the actual books, the financial records of the gang -- that the answer turns out not to be that being in the gang was a glamorous life. But I think, more realistically, that being in a gang --
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A 40-year plan for...
mile per gallon equivalent autos can use any mixture of hydrogen fuel cells electricity and advanced biofuels the trucks and planes can realistically use hydrogen or advanced biofuels the trucks could even use natural gas but no
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How to Stop Banks from...
The most important thing is to identify the SMART demand. Smart as in S.M.A.R.T. Something that is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. Something that you can realistically achieve
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Amory Lovins: A 40-year...
electricity and advanced biofuels. The trucks and planes can realistically use hydrogen or advanced biofuels. The trucks could even use natural gas. But no vehicles will need oil.
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Art + activism =...
police action my art is done realistically and become part of reality our reality is changing is becoming mobile and global but for that new global world we also need to build a
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Rescuing the UK's Rarest...
programming earnest last year and we had our first litter of four kittens then pleased to say we've had another litter of four kittens this year and we've always had another little two this year so far as well so it's all going really well which is really really important for the species and the kittens themselves are really lovely as well to look at and realistically can you see them
Video examples
The quest for the...
in a sense, it's a little bit like software creation. You put a lot of money and effort into creating it, but once you've got it, you can produce it pretty cheaply and use it in different places around the world. I don't want to beat up the pharmaceutical industry here because they were heroic in Ebola, but I think realistically, they are for-profit entities,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
know if lines lioness has raised their cubs on instinct or do they remember how their mothers raised them or perhaps have they observed how their answer raised their their cousins we don't know the answer to that but I would say that the most likely luck answer realistically is that it's instinct I
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Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
that needs to move realistically in the context of its environment. Regardless of the number of dimensions your character has, you'll need to create a skeleton, which in animation terms is known as a rig. Once the rig is finalized and the range of motion is determined,
Video examples
Torsten Reil: Using...
and all we've told the character to do is to struggle. And it looks organic. It looks realistic. You feel kind of sorry for the guy. It's even worse -- and that is another video I just got last night -- if you render that a bit more realistically.
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The freakonomics of...
a unique opportunity to go inside a gang -- to see the actual books, the financial records of the gang -- that the answer turns out not to be that being in the gang was a glamorous life. But I think, more realistically, that being in a gang --
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A 40-year plan for...
mile per gallon equivalent autos can use any mixture of hydrogen fuel cells electricity and advanced biofuels the trucks and planes can realistically use hydrogen or advanced biofuels the trucks could even use natural gas but no
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How to Stop Banks from...
The most important thing is to identify the SMART demand. Smart as in S.M.A.R.T. Something that is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. Something that you can realistically achieve
Video examples
Amory Lovins: A 40-year...
electricity and advanced biofuels. The trucks and planes can realistically use hydrogen or advanced biofuels. The trucks could even use natural gas. But no vehicles will need oil.
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Art + activism =...
police action my art is done realistically and become part of reality our reality is changing is becoming mobile and global but for that new global world we also need to build a
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Perez Hilton
American Journalist
I think about life and death a lot. For the longest time I thought this was it, but then I thought maybe reincarnation does exist and we will all come back. My new thought is either of these could be true, but realistically what is going to happen is when you are dead you are not going to know you are dead, so it's not the end of the world.
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Nora Ephron
American Author
You do get to a certain point in life where you have to realistically, I think, understand that the days are getting shorter, and you can't put things off thinking you'll get to them someday. If you really want to do them, you better do them. There are simply too many people getting sick, and sooner or later you will.
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Jordan Gavaris
Canadian Actor
As an actor, you don't want to know the beginning and end to your character's arc. It makes it more fun. You're not playing the end. You're playing it realistically. You don't know where this character is going to go and what's going to happen to him, which just makes it more interesting for the viewers to watch.
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Box Brown
American Cartoonist
I'm a self trained, autodidactic artist, so all I was ever trying to do was to draw as realistically as possible - but that's what comes out, because I don't really know how to draw! I think when I draw characters, I'm able to reduce them down to little marks that capture the most distinct elements of them.
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Julie Ertz
American Athlete
I would love to see myself as versatile - I think that's important as a player - but I think, realistically, I feel like kind of how the team sees me is probably more set in stone as a center-back defender, which is totally fine.
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Neelam Kothari
One day I was in the movie world with its glamour and then when I looked at it realistically and realised my shelf life was over, I was out of it all, setting up office somewhere.
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James D'arcy
English Actor
Although this is a fictitious story the history is real. You don't want to re-write history but you certainly want to portray events and characters as realistically as you can.
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Saswata Chatterjee
How long will we show birds and bees in love scenes? The world has moved on and we should portray intimate scenes realistically.
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Tig Notaro
American Comedian
Life can very genuinely and realistically pile things on. It doesn't dole out the heartache and pain, or joy, perfectly.
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Johny Hendricks
American Athlete
It's weird, because realistically, I'm the average person. I got in one fight my whole entire life.
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Perez Hilton
American Journalist
I think about life and death a lot. For the longest time I thought this was it, but then I thought maybe reincarnation does exist and we will all come back. My new thought is either of these could be true, but realistically what is going to happen is when you are dead you are not going to know you are dead, so it's not the end of the world.
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Nora Ephron
American Author
You do get to a certain point in life where you have to realistically, I think, understand that the days are getting shorter, and you can't put things off thinking you'll get to them someday. If you really want to do them, you better do them. There are simply too many people getting sick, and sooner or later you will.
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Jordan Gavaris
Canadian Actor
As an actor, you don't want to know the beginning and end to your character's arc. It makes it more fun. You're not playing the end. You're playing it realistically. You don't know where this character is going to go and what's going to happen to him, which just makes it more interesting for the viewers to watch.
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Box Brown
American Cartoonist
I'm a self trained, autodidactic artist, so all I was ever trying to do was to draw as realistically as possible - but that's what comes out, because I don't really know how to draw! I think when I draw characters, I'm able to reduce them down to little marks that capture the most distinct elements of them.
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Julie Ertz
American Athlete
I would love to see myself as versatile - I think that's important as a player - but I think, realistically, I feel like kind of how the team sees me is probably more set in stone as a center-back defender, which is totally fine.
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Neelam Kothari
One day I was in the movie world with its glamour and then when I looked at it realistically and realised my shelf life was over, I was out of it all, setting up office somewhere.
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James D'arcy
English Actor
Although this is a fictitious story the history is real. You don't want to re-write history but you certainly want to portray events and characters as realistically as you can.
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Saswata Chatterjee
How long will we show birds and bees in love scenes? The world has moved on and we should portray intimate scenes realistically.
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Tig Notaro
American Comedian
Life can very genuinely and realistically pile things on. It doesn't dole out the heartache and pain, or joy, perfectly.
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Johny Hendricks
American Athlete
It's weird, because realistically, I'm the average person. I got in one fight my whole entire life.
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