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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Big Brothers
Noun
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But the thing about play that feels essential at this point in history is that autocrats hate play.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025 -
The idea that speech or thought contrary to the government line could trigger punishment is the dream of autocrats.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bad actors are counting on us to tear each other apart—to fall for the narcissism of small differences, to turn on our allies instead of our oppressors.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Movie lovers tend to think of producers as dictators of formulas, oppressors of originality, the enemies of art, but that just reflects the unfortunate history of studio filmmaking in Hollywood and elsewhere.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025
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