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Recent Examples of dystopian
But among content creators, its role is starting to look less dystopian, and much more pragmatic.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The film was One Battle After Another, Anderson’s high-octane adaptation of Vineland, Thomas Pynchon’s anarchic 1990 novel about a crew of former leftist revolutionaries — the French 75 — living in a slightly more dystopian version of present-day America.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Set in a dystopian United States, the story centers on a group of teenage boys who compete in the eponymous contest that requires them to walk at a certain speed or get killed.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
In Marvel Zombies, after the Avengers are overtaken by a zombie plague, a desperate group of survivors discover the key to bringing an end to the super-powered undead, racing across a dystopian landscape and risking life and limb to save their world.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The film was One Battle After Another, Anderson’s high-octane adaptation of Vineland, Thomas Pynchon’s anarchic 1990 novel about a crew of former leftist revolutionaries — the French 75 — living in a slightly more dystopian version of present-day America.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Set in a dystopian United States, the story centers on a group of teenage boys who compete in the eponymous contest that requires them to walk at a certain speed or get killed.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
In Marvel Zombies, after the Avengers are overtaken by a zombie plague, a desperate group of survivors discover the key to bringing an end to the super-powered undead, racing across a dystopian landscape and risking life and limb to save their world.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dystopian
earthly
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It was once widely believed throughout Europe that stars produced an ethereal fluid that somehow influenced earthly affairs.—
Martha Barnette
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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Most scientists with relevant expertise suspected the specimen had been contaminated with earthly life, which is the consensus today.—
F.D. Flam,
Twin Cities,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Dystopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopian. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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