- against all expectations phrase
- amaze
- amazing
- amazingly
- astonish
- dumbfounding
- dumbfoundingly
- dynamite
- earth-shaking
- earth-shattering
- one for the books idiom
- pull
- pull something out of the bag/hat idiom
- raise (a few) eyebrows idiom
- sensationalist
- turn-up for the book(s) idiom
- unbelievable
- walk
- walk in on someone
- world-shattering
Meaning of reality check in English
reality check | American Dictionary
The disappointing results of the last election were a reality check for the Republicans.
Examples of reality check
reality check
Per form a "reality check" to identify if the designer can tolerate any flexibility regarding a constraint.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
First, we need to agree on a reality check.
After their initial season, immediate relegation from the first division in 198182 was something of a reality check.
White has said that this reality check helped to strengthen his focus and helped him deal with injuries more effectively.
First, why were the changes made so late in the day, after they had been reality checked?
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In effect, the volume on needs analysis was chosen as a reality check on the curriculum focus of the other two.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
In a similar vein, the single case study does not allow for a 'reality check' on the capacity variable.
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As a reality check for this belief, we performed a small inter-annotator agreement study.
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Without it, researchers have no way of giving themselves a reality check.
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As a reality check, we also ran simulations assuming no actuarial unfairness, and found that all household types annuitized immediately, even when the annuity provided an inappropriate survivor benefit.
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An alternative question in this regard is, of course, whether the main respondent's perception of the discussant's expertise survives a reality check, and we will address this question below.
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We have created a delicate situation by including two free parameters in a process whose only reality check is how well the numbers fit observed data.
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We need to have some reality check here on those who suggest wild reforms.
Anyone who denies that needs a reality check.
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Hansard archive
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Perhaps we can have a quick reality check.
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