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Recent Examples of dystopian
The techno-optimism of the 2000s has evolved in increasingly dystopian directions.
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
On May 27, the season 1 finale of Hulu's dystopian drama premiered, featuring some major reveals and a couple of surprising cameos.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
These novels will transport you to a range of worlds, from a dystopian future(ish) Earth through to distant desert planets.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 24 May 2026
The most dystopian explanation for this scheme comes from sources who sketched it out to ABC News last week.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
On May 27, the season 1 finale of Hulu's dystopian drama premiered, featuring some major reveals and a couple of surprising cameos.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
These novels will transport you to a range of worlds, from a dystopian future(ish) Earth through to distant desert planets.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 24 May 2026
The most dystopian explanation for this scheme comes from sources who sketched it out to ABC News last week.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dystopian
earthly
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In Muslim belief, whoever holds a fragment is holding something that connects the earthly world with the divine.—
Iqbal Akhtar,
The Conversation,
25 May 2026
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What feels like sci-fi resolves into a Realist worker portrait as a technological fantasy of efficiency chafes against the fleshy, earthly physical world.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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“Dystopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopian. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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