naturalistic
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In “Renoir,” Fuki’s flights of fancy are as naturalistic as her everyday life — a sharp reminder that, for children, imagination and reality are often indistinguishable.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
“To go to the source script has been very interesting, because while there are references to bedrooms and the boys being upstairs, Miller doesn’t describe a naturalistic setting,” Mantello said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
In his telling, the general’s gibe reflected the new current of naturalistic explanation that influenced Pericles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Williams encouraged Inge to write, and Inge’s first major success, “Come Back, Little Sheba,” established his voice: naturalistic, elegiac, and psychologically incisive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Like most Maya art, the portrait is too stylized to regard as a naturalistic rendering.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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