Definitions
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- noun The state of being
incongruous orsurreal . - noun That which is surreal; a
surreal entity ,event or otherfact .
Etymologies
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Examples
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There is one story that makes no sense without the explanation, which is based on manzai comedy, but I just considered it an exercise in surreality, so it fit right in with the rest of the book.
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Of course, there are plenty of bomb-throwing blogs on the left and the right that don't have this "reality-based" meme, but why are so many that embrace that reality tag living in surreality?
September 2005 Dr. Richard Scott Nokes 2005
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Of course, there are plenty of bomb-throwing blogs on the left and the right that don't have this "reality-based" meme, but why are so many that embrace that reality tag living in surreality?
Surreality-Based Blogs Richard Nokes 2005
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Of course, there are plenty of bomb-throwing blogs on the left and the right that don't have this "reality-based" meme, but why are so many that embrace that reality tag living in surreality?
Archive 2005-09-01 Richard Nokes 2005
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Without the stellar writing that fueled the books/radio show/etc., you're left with an empty shell of banal surreality, which is unforgivable given that this series has -- built right in -- the greatest plot contrivance in the history of storytelling: the Infinite Improbability Drive.
May 2nd, 2005 2005
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The "surreality" of network television is a part of our daily lives.
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For those too engrossed (during the last week) by the latest hit "surreality" show, "Harriet and Scooter", directed by those entertainment wizards, the Compassionate Conservatives, the following is a listing of some other shows that aired (but went largely unnoticed) during the week obtained from C-SPAN's CapitalNews.
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But who needs reality while there is 'surreality', right?
unknown title 2008
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But who needs reality while there is 'surreality', right?
unknown title 2008
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- but the timeless survival saga quickly morphs into something very different: A new-fangled reality (or perhaps "surreality") TV show with life and death stakes.
Ben Sherwood: Rock Stars: How the Story of the 33 Chilean Miners Breaks All the Rules Ben Sherwood 2010
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