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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Black clergy became some of the strongest advocates for full equality and rights in the postwar South.
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Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The artists share an attraction to the gleaming counters and alluring rows of postwar consumer culture, but Parr holds his gaze longer, seeking the nausea after the binge.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
Much of my academic work focused on the postwar planning mistakes of the 20th century, when cities across America bulldozed neighborhoods in the name of progress and built places for cars instead of people.
—Jason Haber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
For the first time in the postwar era, Washington has succeeded in killing a foreign leader—shattering a precedent that had been sustained for decades by a mix of moral, political, and logistical concerns.
—Tim Naftali, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
The artists share an attraction to the gleaming counters and alluring rows of postwar consumer culture, but Parr holds his gaze longer, seeking the nausea after the binge.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2026
Much of my academic work focused on the postwar planning mistakes of the 20th century, when cities across America bulldozed neighborhoods in the name of progress and built places for cars instead of people.
—Jason Haber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
For the first time in the postwar era, Washington has succeeded in killing a foreign leader—shattering a precedent that had been sustained for decades by a mix of moral, political, and logistical concerns.
—Tim Naftali, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 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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