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hyperreal

British  
/ ˌhaɪpəˈrɪəl /

adjective

  1. involving or characterized by particularly realistic graphic representation

  2. distorting or exaggerating reality

  3. pertaining to or creating a hyperreality

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. that which constitutes hyperreality

  2. short for hyperreal number

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Once that’s done, users can type a custom text prompt and create hyperreal 10-second videos complete with background sound and dialogue.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 26, 2025

Shinkai and his talented team of animators at CoMix Wave Films are unmatched at making a hyperreal Japan seem so inviting.

From Salon Dec. 23, 2023

Staring into a phone camera, preening to check our makeup or undereye circles, gives us a hyperreal mirror, but this, too, is distorted and reversed.

From New York Times Jan. 11, 2023

Users enter a phrase or string of words into DALL-E, and the tool returns its own interpretation in the form of four images, ranging from whimsical to hyperreal.

From The Verge Jul. 20, 2022

Assuras, a recent college graduate visiting D.C. from Ontario, was drawn both to the Friends Experience and a Van Gogh experience that offered hyperreal versions of actual paintings on display elsewhere.

From Washington Post May 15, 2022

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