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Recent Examples of dystopia
Amid dystopia, soft-shoe, and a life story told in reverse, Hamill’s character, Albie, believes that answers can be found in the night sky—and also in numbers.
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Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
The performances of Comer, Williams and Fiennes give 28 Years Later a soulful core that was also a distinguishing factor in the 2002 original, a testament to the endurance of humanity even in the darkest dystopias.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
But a vampire boyfriend for Bella and gladiatorial combat in a totalitarian dystopia for Katniss—and ultimate wind-in-the-hair domestic bliss for both—leave the current social realities of teen life behind.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
In the 1930s, when people all over Europe were refusing to believe the Nazis’ genocidal intent, British novelist Katharine Burdekin published Swastika Night, a dystopia in which fascists keep women like cattle.
—David Renton
may 12, Literary Hub, 12 May 2025
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Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
The performances of Comer, Williams and Fiennes give 28 Years Later a soulful core that was also a distinguishing factor in the 2002 original, a testament to the endurance of humanity even in the darkest dystopias.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
But a vampire boyfriend for Bella and gladiatorial combat in a totalitarian dystopia for Katniss—and ultimate wind-in-the-hair domestic bliss for both—leave the current social realities of teen life behind.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
In the 1930s, when people all over Europe were refusing to believe the Nazis’ genocidal intent, British novelist Katharine Burdekin published Swastika Night, a dystopia in which fascists keep women like cattle.
—David Renton
may 12, Literary Hub, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dystopia
hell
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Art the Clown is going to raise hell as the Terrifier film franchise comes to Halloween Horror Nights for the first time.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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What fresh hell will Wednesday’s Grandmama (the Absolutely Fabulous Joanna Lumley) raise at Nevermore?—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
9 July 2025
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“Dystopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopia. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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