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Recent Examples of nihilist
David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
There’s no nihilist energy in the song.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nihilist
Adjective
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The state of alienation that permeates and infuses Camus’ prose is the missing ingredient here and, without it, Meursault cuts a very different figure — less adrift in ennui and more intentionally nihilistic.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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Before Dean Moriarty in On the Road and James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause, there was Meursault, the nihilistic antihero of Albert Camus’ first novel, The Stranger (L’étranger), and one of modern culture’s original bad boys.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nicole Kidman adds just the right amount of menace as a villainous taxidermist, but the heart of the movie lies in its celebration of kindness, decency and family—values that feel refreshingly radical in our cynical times.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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And there is often an expectation of escapism in romance that precludes dealing realistically with money — or, for big media blockbusters, a cynical assumption that audiences won't enjoy a romcom which also takes the logistics of life seriously.—
Chelsea Fagan,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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Put the kibosh on quiet cracking, those cynics insist.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Travis Kelce knows what the cynics might think of his relationship with Taylor Swift — two of the most famous people in America just happen to match up perfectly?—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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To most modern peoples the idea would represent a secular analogue to quietism, fatalistic and Luddite.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Ever the geopolitical realist, the Chinese president will know Modi’s presence at his banquet was opportunistic at best, and doesn’t indicate the start of a beautiful friendship.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Even John Mearsheimer, the leading realist voice on Ukraine, concedes these demands are non-negotiable—but deeply unacceptable to Kyiv and its allies.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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Lula, a diplomatic pragmatist, has historically demonstrated a willingness to make concessions if talks are conducted in good faith and premised on mutual respect.—
HUSSEIN KALOUT,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Sep. 2025
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At once a pragmatist and a romantic, Corry sometimes struggles to keep her scientific brain from intruding on moments of sensory abandon and unguarded feeling.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Nihilist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nihilist. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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