as in anti-utopia
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Recent Examples of dystopia
Money talks, as we are reminded every single day in our late capitalist dystopia.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dystopia
hell
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This is a producer who swindled money endlessly and made life hell for his victims.—
Steve Belanger,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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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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