postnuclear
adjective
post·nu·cle·ar
ˌpōs(t)-ˈn(y)ü-klē-ər 
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or post-nuclear
: of, relating to, occurring in, or suggestive of a period following a nuclear war
… a macho street hero who arrives to clean up a tough town in a postnuclear tomorrow.—
Fred Robbins
Fred Robbins… a post-nuclear thriller about an astronaut … struggling to stay alive amid earth's devastation.—TV Guide
TV Guide… a postnuclear landscape of poverty and blight …—Richard Corliss
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Even the most mundane tasks of our chamber—and therefore of the Biden presidency—would become much harder, not easier, in a postnuclear 50-50 Senate.
—Mitch McConnell, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021
And, while it hasn’t been eulogized with the same fanfare as the other formative HBO dramas, to my eye, Six Feet Under’s vision of a diverse and porous postnuclear family is unrivaled in both prescience and earned sentiment.
—Adam Wilson, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
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Mitch McConnell, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2021
And, while it hasn’t been eulogized with the same fanfare as the other formative HBO dramas, to my eye, Six Feet Under’s vision of a diverse and porous postnuclear family is unrivaled in both prescience and earned sentiment.
—Adam Wilson, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
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“Postnuclear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postnuclear. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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