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Recent Examples of nihilist
Alice Xiang,
Time,
6 May 2026
Our impressively multicultural team of street racers now freelance in the shadowy and complex world of covert ops, jetting around the world to take down an increasingly unhinged array of nihilist supervillains.
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Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
Shooter left notes, symbols, nihilist writings Investigators located the scene where the suspect sparked the fire to set his ambush.
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Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Blood Meridian throws out the Western trope of good versus evil in favor of a nihilist view of a world consumed by violence.
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Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Benjamin Voisin won Best Actor for his performance as the novel’s nihilist protagonist Meursault.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
18 Jan. 2026
There’s no nihilist energy in the song.
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David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Sirāt was the only Neon contender to miss out on a Best Picture spot at the Globes (its noms came in Non-English Language and Score), adding to the feeling that this nihilist epic is the title most at risk of missing with Oscar.
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Nate Jones,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
The activist Left is, in truth, nihilist.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Advertisement Just as Nietzsche warned of the dangers of a nihilist moral void leading to societal decay, the current disregard for responsible data practices could erode trust in institutions and perpetuate systemic inequalities.
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Alice Xiang,
Time,
6 May 2026
Our impressively multicultural team of street racers now freelance in the shadowy and complex world of covert ops, jetting around the world to take down an increasingly unhinged array of nihilist supervillains.
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Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
Shooter left notes, symbols, nihilist writings Investigators located the scene where the suspect sparked the fire to set his ambush.
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Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
Blood Meridian throws out the Western trope of good versus evil in favor of a nihilist view of a world consumed by violence.
—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Benjamin Voisin won Best Actor for his performance as the novel’s nihilist protagonist Meursault.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
18 Jan. 2026
There’s no nihilist energy in the song.
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David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
As criminal cases have increased against members of violent nihilist groups, related abuse reports have also risen.
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Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Sirāt was the only Neon contender to miss out on a Best Picture spot at the Globes (its noms came in Non-English Language and Score), adding to the feeling that this nihilist epic is the title most at risk of missing with Oscar.
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Nate Jones,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
The activist Left is, in truth, nihilist.
—
Ayaan Hirsi Ali,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nihilist
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But there was this paradox in this basic idea that this menacing, nihilistic person [Nile Jarvis] actually infuses her with life.
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Investigators are continuing to build a picture of the two suspects in the deadly Monday shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego which killed three people, and which law enforcement officials say may have been driven by nihilistic and accelerationist extremism.
Noun
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But the fatalist in me feels like this stuff is coming.
Adjective
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His willingness to move to Rio de Janeiro upon taking the job endeared him to the cynical public, as did his decision to call up Neymar to his squad to quieten the noise the forward’s potential exclusion would have brought with it.
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Against the run of play, the Atlas Lions won a free kick near the corner of the box after Luc De Fougerolles was booked for a cynical challenge.
Noun
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The native New Yorker has won over cynics before, his peers tell Fortune.
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Not everyone is happy about this apparently, as large portions of cynics and haters on social media are apparently ready to say auf wiedersehen to Freddy.
Adjective
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By contrast, Whitehead was fatalistic.
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Many, though, are fearful about what is to come at the World Cup — and fatalistic about the future.
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Syd, bless her, as well as Ayo Edebiri, is the cautious realist in that partnership.
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Any realist would tell you Ukraine would fall.
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Luckily for Rhaena, Lady Jeyne is a pragmatist — and one who feels slighted by Rhaenyra.
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In embracing a rapprochement with the United States under President Obama, Raúl Castro, long seen as an ideologue by Cubanologists, played the hand of a pragmatist.
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“Nihilist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nihilist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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