dystopia

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Recent Examples of dystopia Money talks, as we are reminded every single day in our late capitalist dystopia. Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025 In this soft dystopia, our military forces will not be destroyed in a cataclysmic confrontation with the armies of Communism, as befell Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front. Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 At the same time, watching a map light up with someone’s movements across state lines — even if used for good — feels uncomfortably close to dystopia. Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025 But Postman, then a professor of culture and media studies at NYU, believed Americans were fixated on the wrong dystopia. Time, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dystopia
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hell
Noun
  • This is a producer who swindled money endlessly and made life hell for his victims.
    Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The film, set in the world of 1950s ping pong culture, tells the story of Marty Mauser (Chalamet), a young man with a dream no one respects, who goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Dystopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopia. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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