dystopian

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Recent Examples of dystopian When dystopian fiction gets a little too real. Literary Hub, 11 Oct. 2025 Known for his winding sentences and dystopian themes, Krasznahorkai has frequently been compared to Kafka and Gogol. Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025 At the checkout area, dystopian fiction, fancy chocolates and tote bags were available as impulse buys or grab-and-go gifts. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025 And if you’re not invested in the overarching narrative of tech-industry intrigue, dystopian digital landscapes, and several terrabytes worth of sci-fi clichés mashed together by now, this will not get you on board. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dystopian
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dystopian
earthly
Adjective
  • In early Christian thinking, its connotations of languor and listlessness, within the spirit no less than the body, lent it the status of a sin—a turning aside from God for the sake of earthly sorrow.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Ordinary matter makes up everything from the cosmic (planets and stars) to the earthly (people and trees).
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Dystopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopian. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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