real live
idiom
: actual
—used for emphasis when speaking of a person as opposed to a recorded voice, a machine, etc.
I finally got to talk to a real live person.
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There’s something about having to act opposite a real live penguin that seems to force the actors even more deeply into the present moment, into listening just a little bit more, into the fundamentals of acting is reacting.
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Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
And that is a real live bird appearing opposite Coogan, and not some CGI creation.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
No this is not a drill, tandem cycling was a real live event at the 1924 Games (and for many years after).
—Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 2 Aug. 2024
He’s got a real live, sneaky arm, a lot of extension.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
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Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
And that is a real live bird appearing opposite Coogan, and not some CGI creation.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
No this is not a drill, tandem cycling was a real live event at the 1924 Games (and for many years after).
—Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 2 Aug. 2024
He’s got a real live, sneaky arm, a lot of extension.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
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“Real live.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/real%20live. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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