postindustrial
adjective
post·in·dus·tri·al
ˌpōst-in-ˈdə-strē-əl 
: occurring in, existing in, or being a period of social and economic development after the predominance of large-scale industry
postindustrial towns
Coastal hubs like New York and San Francisco have staked their futures on postindustrial technology, finance, and business services.—
Aaron M. Renn
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More Than Words Boston, where Mr. Charley works, is located on a street just off Interstate 93 in a postindustrial part of South Boston.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
That’s still true in the fully postindustrial parts of the city, though in a way that bespeaks new fissures.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
Lessons learned from Detroit’s razing Detroit and other postindustrial American cities such as Cleveland, Ohio, and Gary, Indiana, have experienced population declines in recent decades, but these challenges are by no means exclusively a United States phenomenon.
—Camila Alvayay Torrejon, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
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These postindustrial cities and towns explain why former swing states like Ohio are now solidly red, while former Democratic strongholds like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania have become the ultimate swing states.
—Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
That’s still true in the fully postindustrial parts of the city, though in a way that bespeaks new fissures.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025
Lessons learned from Detroit’s razing Detroit and other postindustrial American cities such as Cleveland, Ohio, and Gary, Indiana, have experienced population declines in recent decades, but these challenges are by no means exclusively a United States phenomenon.
—Camila Alvayay Torrejon, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Read More: How Trump Weaponized White Rural America’s Shame
These postindustrial cities and towns explain why former swing states like Ohio are now solidly red, while former Democratic strongholds like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania have become the ultimate swing states.
—Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for postindustrial
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“Postindustrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postindustrial. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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