real-life
adjective
: existing or occurring in reality : drawn from or drawing on actual events or situations
real-life problems
real-life drama
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Six Senses La Sagesse recently launched a new Digital Detox Program designed to enhance mental clarity, reduce stress, improve sleep quality, boost focus, strengthen real-life connections and promote mindfulness.
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Some real-life namesakes are French poet and essayist Sully Prudhomme and Sully Erna, lead vocalist of Godsmack.
—Clea Haran, Parents, 15 July 2025
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg may have set the bar high by trying to line up starry cameos and writing about real-life Hollywood shenanigans in The Studio, but their efforts paid off.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 July 2025
Here’s hoping the real-life couple’s big day went more smoothly than Elizabeth and Henry’s Season 5 vow renewal, which took place at an Arizona jail after she was arrested for speaking out against draconian family separation policies at the United States border.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 July 2025
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Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Some real-life namesakes are French poet and essayist Sully Prudhomme and Sully Erna, lead vocalist of Godsmack.
—Clea Haran, Parents, 15 July 2025
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg may have set the bar high by trying to line up starry cameos and writing about real-life Hollywood shenanigans in The Studio, but their efforts paid off.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 July 2025
Here’s hoping the real-life couple’s big day went more smoothly than Elizabeth and Henry’s Season 5 vow renewal, which took place at an Arizona jail after she was arrested for speaking out against draconian family separation policies at the United States border.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 July 2025
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“Real-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real-life. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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