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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
More broadly, sanctions have helped Mr. Putin hammer the message to his public that Russia is locked in an existentialist struggle with the West in Ukraine.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Time, 28 Dec. 2022
In the telling of Camus, whose works became a wellspring of existentialist philosophy, Caligula recognizes the utter meaningless of his sadistic hold on all around him, and allows the machinations that lead to his assassination to proceed unimpeded.
—Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022
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Noun
Four albums later, he’s become a respected artist known for existentialist expression.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
More broadly, sanctions have helped Mr. Putin hammer the message to his public that Russia is locked in an existentialist struggle with the West in Ukraine.
—Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Adjective
By most philosophical accounts, especially those rooted in existentialist principles, anxiety is an intricate mood that entails not only awareness of the future but also a refined sense of self.
—Time, 28 Dec. 2022
In the telling of Camus, whose works became a wellspring of existentialist philosophy, Caligula recognizes the utter meaningless of his sadistic hold on all around him, and allows the machinations that lead to his assassination to proceed unimpeded.
—Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022
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“Existentialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/existentialist. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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