survivalism
noun
sur·viv·al·ism
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Definition of survivalism
: an attitude, policy, or practice based on the primacy of survival as a value
Examples of survivalism in a Sentence
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Athleisure, gorpcore, workwear, and streetwear are all obvious antecedents, what’s new is the sense of survivalism. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "Has War-Core Replaced Normcore in Fashion?," 27 July 2018 As the disaster preparedness phenomenon spreads from the rich and eccentric into mainstream America, survivalism is becoming big business. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "Suburbanizing Survivalism," 12 Dec. 2017 But in recent years survivalism has expanded to more affluent quarters, taking root in Silicon Valley and New York City, among technology executives, hedge-fund managers, and others in their economic cohort. — John Carl Baker, New Republic, "Income Inequality Will Survive the Nuclear Apocalypse," 14 July 2017 In recent years, survivalism has been edging deeper into mainstream culture. — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, "Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich," 30 Jan. 2017 There was State of Decay 2, another zombie invasion survival game (exclusive to Xbox One and Windows 10), and The Darwin Project, an arena-style survivalism game (launch exclusive). — Matt Peckham, Time, "Here's Everything Microsoft Just Announced at the Xbox E3 Show," 11 June 2017 But his clichéd life is rendered in clichés; his feral survivalism and his extended solitude are grossly oversimplified and underimagined. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "Wakefield," 29 May 2017 Around the same time that Huffman, on Reddit, was watching the advance of the financial crisis, Justin Kan heard the first inklings of survivalism among his peers. — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, "Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich," 30 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'survivalism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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