postwar
adjective
post·war
ˈpōs(t)-ˌwär 
: occurring or existing after a war
especially
: occurring or existing after World War II
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That tactic may situate this work within a lineage that includes Jacques Villeglé and Mimmo Rotella, artists who used swiped, torn ads during the postwar era.
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Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
The country’s postwar welfare system distributed some benefits based on age, and many Okinawans requested that their records be updated.
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Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
From the beginning, Mildred Pierce vowed that her daughter Veda would have all the things this newly blossoming postwar suburban paradise could offer.
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Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Then, after World War II, Route 66 came to mythologize the postwar boom.
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Daniel Milowski,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
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Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
30 June 2026
The country’s postwar welfare system distributed some benefits based on age, and many Okinawans requested that their records be updated.
—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
From the beginning, Mildred Pierce vowed that her daughter Veda would have all the things this newly blossoming postwar suburban paradise could offer.
—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Then, after World War II, Route 66 came to mythologize the postwar boom.
—
Daniel Milowski,
The Conversation,
29 June 2026
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“Postwar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postwar. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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postwar
adjective
post·war
ˈpōst-ˈwȯ(ə)r
: of, relating to, or being a period after a war
postwar Europe
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