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real world

[ree-uhl, reel]

noun

  1. the realm of practical or actual experience, as opposed to the abstract, theoretical, or idealized sphere of the classroom, laboratory, etc..

    recent college graduates looking for jobs in the real world of rising unemployment.



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Other Word Forms

  • real-world adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of real world1

First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences

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“Touch grass” has become a common refrain in the digital age, a reminder to the terminally online to go outside and experience the real world, if only briefly.

Yet the show is not easy to dismiss — even when you might be at odds with their point of view, the show so clearly engages the real world, you might well consider it.

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The pair recalled fans combing through their old social media posts, reaching out to their loved ones and filming them out in the real world.

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Such work has an effect in the real world.

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"The Tech Industry is incentivized to capture young people's attention and hold it at the expense of their real world relationships," Padilla said prior to the bill being voted on in the state senate.

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