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The footage shows where each of the main players is when the dystopian Gilead saga returns and introduces an all-out war on the horizon, as June (Moss) leads a resistance of rage against Gilead for justice.
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Suzanne Collins’ beloved YA dystopian series, The Hunger Games, first arrived over a decade ago with the 2008 novel of the same name.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately for Disney, many Americans’ current view of the future is more dystopian than optimistic.
—Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
But audiences know him best for wild, imaginative dystopian fantasies, including Snowpiercer (which was adapted into a TV series) and Okja.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Suzanne Collins’ beloved YA dystopian series, The Hunger Games, first arrived over a decade ago with the 2008 novel of the same name.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately for Disney, many Americans’ current view of the future is more dystopian than optimistic.
—Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
But audiences know him best for wild, imaginative dystopian fantasies, including Snowpiercer (which was adapted into a TV series) and Okja.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dystopian
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“Dystopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopian. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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