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.—
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In postindustrial societies, many of the requirements Brown cited for making work compatible with child-rearing have become less relevant; women work in all sorts of industries requiring focused concentration, for example.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Still, in this space-time blip that is New York right now, which exists in the slightly larger blip that is America of the past eight decades, which resides in the bigger blip of the industrial and postindustrial age, and so on, things do seem immensely different.
—Sam Lipsyte, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
This postindustrial city in Pennsylvania has a young, creative population and buzzing arts scene thanks to being a university town.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
The small, postindustrial towns that line the Hudson River—many are accessible by train—have solid vintage shops, great places to eat, and contemporary art spaces.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
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Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Still, in this space-time blip that is New York right now, which exists in the slightly larger blip that is America of the past eight decades, which resides in the bigger blip of the industrial and postindustrial age, and so on, things do seem immensely different.
—Sam Lipsyte, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
This postindustrial city in Pennsylvania has a young, creative population and buzzing arts scene thanks to being a university town.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
The small, postindustrial towns that line the Hudson River—many are accessible by train—have solid vintage shops, great places to eat, and contemporary art spaces.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
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 Jan. 2026.
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