soylent green
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Puzzle #211 · December 29, 2025
Soylent Green is a fictional, wafer-like food consumed in the 1973 dystopian sci-fi film of the same name. The film depicts a world ravaged by overpopulation, pollution and resource scarcity. The phrase now is used to refer to unnatural or heavily manufactured food sources.
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The expression soylent green has appeared in 1 puzzle:
- Puzzle #211 on December 29, 2025
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