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Recent Examples of dystopian
The Creator is set in a dystopian future where the western world is at war with New Asia, fictional region which is under the spell of a rogue artificial intelligence system.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Based on King’s 1979 dystopian horror novel of the same name, The Long Walk takes place in a disillusioned America that is entertained by a competition called The Long Walk— a challenge in which 50 teenage boys walk continuously without rest.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 July 2025
This place was meant to be a preserve for clean water and wildlife, and the federal and state government have turned it into a dystopian hellscape.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Created in the 1970s by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, Judge Dredd is a law enforcement and judicial officer in the dystopian metropolis of Mega-City One.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 July 2025
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Based on King’s 1979 dystopian horror novel of the same name, The Long Walk takes place in a disillusioned America that is entertained by a competition called The Long Walk— a challenge in which 50 teenage boys walk continuously without rest.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 July 2025
This place was meant to be a preserve for clean water and wildlife, and the federal and state government have turned it into a dystopian hellscape.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Created in the 1970s by writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra, Judge Dredd is a law enforcement and judicial officer in the dystopian metropolis of Mega-City One.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dystopian
earthly
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The values of Superman’s earthly home extend to his heroics on an international stage.—
Samantha Baskind,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 July 2025
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With this caution in mind, what were St. Augustine’s views regarding earthly policy?—
Alejandro Antonio Chafuen,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Dystopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopian. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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