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Recent Examples of dystopia
The dystopia continues — complete with Diddy and Veep references.
Rise and grind!
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Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
While other dystopias have their bonfires—cinematic conflagrations that turn censorship into spectacle—the Party, in George Orwell’s vision, relies on memory holes.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Or the constitutional dystopia in which we are now caught, beside which even the ugliest onscreen villainy pales into insignificance?
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
Mickey 17 stars Robert Pattinson as a down-and-out space colonist living in a high-tech dystopia overseen by a dictator played by Mark Ruffalo with signature relish.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
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Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
While other dystopias have their bonfires—cinematic conflagrations that turn censorship into spectacle—the Party, in George Orwell’s vision, relies on memory holes.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
Or the constitutional dystopia in which we are now caught, beside which even the ugliest onscreen villainy pales into insignificance?
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
Mickey 17 stars Robert Pattinson as a down-and-out space colonist living in a high-tech dystopia overseen by a dictator played by Mark Ruffalo with signature relish.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dystopia
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It’s said that during the festival, the gates of hell open and ghosts visit earth.—
Gabino Iglesias,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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According to the team, the existence of a hell ant in Brazil shows that the insects were already widely distributed around the world and diversified sometime early in their evolution.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Dystopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopia. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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