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Recent Examples of dystopian
In one, Pratt is portrayed as Batman saving a dystopian Los Angeles from Bass, portrayed as a villainous Joker.
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Everyone was telling me to do a dystopian thing.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1974, the surreal dystopian tale revolves around a woman who loses her soul to technology in an effort to be loved.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Lalami discussed the uptick in interest in dystopian fiction in a 2025 interview with PEOPLE.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
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Jonathan J. Cooper, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Everyone was telling me to do a dystopian thing.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1974, the surreal dystopian tale revolves around a woman who loses her soul to technology in an effort to be loved.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Lalami discussed the uptick in interest in dystopian fiction in a 2025 interview with PEOPLE.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dystopian
earthly
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As earthly circles of hell go, modern-day Newark is in an altogether different, gentler category from post-WWII Leningrad.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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Divinity above, earthly pleasures below.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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“Dystopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopian. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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