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Recent Examples of dystopian
Screenwriter Billy Ray returns from the original 2012 film that kicked off the dystopian franchise.
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
The dystopian gloom seems to have infected the new Eden.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
In his emails, Miller also referenced Jean Raspail’s dystopian novel The Camp of the Saints, a VDARE favorite.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Again, there’s more meat on this dystopian bone.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2026
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
The dystopian gloom seems to have infected the new Eden.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
In his emails, Miller also referenced Jean Raspail’s dystopian novel The Camp of the Saints, a VDARE favorite.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Again, there’s more meat on this dystopian bone.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dystopian
earthly
Adjective
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That’s to say, there’s earthly authority and there’s heavenly authority.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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This silence has led a handful of scholars to insist that Paul knew no earthly Jesus at all.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Dystopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopian. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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