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Noun
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After all, whether or not hell is real, murder surely is.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025 -
The protagonist's youth doesn't defang the story, as Silent Hill f wastes no time thrusting Hinako and her friends into their personal hells.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In this soft dystopia, our military forces will not be destroyed in a cataclysmic confrontation with the armies of Communism, as befell Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, watching a map light up with someone’s movements across state lines — even if used for good — feels uncomfortably close to dystopia.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Fool's paradise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fool%27s%20paradise. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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