survivalism
noun
sur·viv·al·ism
sər-ˈvī-və-ˌli-zəm 
: an attitude, policy, or practice based on the primacy of survival as a value
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The film was a massive success and spawned four explosive sequels, but the original film's themes of action, survivalism and compassion, enhanced by Stallone's nuanced performance, make First Blood the first choice in Rambo flicks.
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Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
In Riley’s world, the women who consort with such men have been emptied of their confidence and are merely mimicking the men’s aggressive insistence with their own passive-aggressive survivalism.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
His 2005 film War of the Worlds, a reimagining of the sci-fi classic, is a chilling distortion of 9/11, a tale of American survivalism being tested by foreign invasion.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2022
Taylor-Joy brings a cagey survivalism to Margot, a girl who gives the sense she's had to get herself out of ugly scenarios many times before, and the notes Chau hits are delicious, a symphony of passive-aggressive bitchery.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2022
In a way, survivalism has become a dominant mode of self-reference for a greater number of people.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 13 Sep. 2022
Herzog has always been attuned to the ways in which survivalism functions as a form of existentialism.
—Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 16 June 2022
An April update included warnings about survivalism and affinity fraud.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2021
Musk says Mars settlers are in for a trip filled with survivalism and resource management.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2021
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Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2023
In Riley’s world, the women who consort with such men have been emptied of their confidence and are merely mimicking the men’s aggressive insistence with their own passive-aggressive survivalism.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2023
His 2005 film War of the Worlds, a reimagining of the sci-fi classic, is a chilling distortion of 9/11, a tale of American survivalism being tested by foreign invasion.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2022
Taylor-Joy brings a cagey survivalism to Margot, a girl who gives the sense she's had to get herself out of ugly scenarios many times before, and the notes Chau hits are delicious, a symphony of passive-aggressive bitchery.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 16 Nov. 2022
In a way, survivalism has become a dominant mode of self-reference for a greater number of people.
—Milan Polk, Men's Health, 13 Sep. 2022
Herzog has always been attuned to the ways in which survivalism functions as a form of existentialism.
—Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 16 June 2022
An April update included warnings about survivalism and affinity fraud.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2021
Musk says Mars settlers are in for a trip filled with survivalism and resource management.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Apr. 2021
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“Survivalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/survivalism. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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