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Recent Examples of dystopian
The Justice Department argues the administration alone can decide what history is told at national parks, but the judge compared the removal to dystopian authoritarianism.
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Maryclaire Dale, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
What follows is Rockwell and his merry band of misfits on a madcap romp through a dystopian landscape for a showdown with the future’s artificial nemesis.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
Haley Lu Richardson stunned the Berlin Film Festival photocall for dystopian comedy Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die on Friday evening with her impromptu acrobatics.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
In the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto, Canada, Margaret Atwood, award-winning dystopian fiction author, fished out an article from a research folder.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Maryclaire Dale, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
What follows is Rockwell and his merry band of misfits on a madcap romp through a dystopian landscape for a showdown with the future’s artificial nemesis.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
Haley Lu Richardson stunned the Berlin Film Festival photocall for dystopian comedy Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die on Friday evening with her impromptu acrobatics.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
In the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto, Canada, Margaret Atwood, award-winning dystopian fiction author, fished out an article from a research folder.
—Will Croxton, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dystopian
earthly
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Itsstark, alien landscape — with striking production design by the legendary Yoshirô Muraki (Ran, Kagemusha, Throne of Blood) — doesn’t feel earthly in any way, shape, or form.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Iran’s rulers, like many religious fundamentalists, celebrate indifference to earthly life and pin their sights on posthumous rewards.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Dystopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopian. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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