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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In many respects, 1949 was Robeson’s breakthrough — or breakaway — year from postwar American culture.
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Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
After Friedrich died, under murky circumstances, toward the end of the war, Lucie, a talented propagandist, pursued her own postwar rehabilitation, which included transatlantic stints working for Life and Vogue (details that Desprairies has confirmed in interviews to be true about her mother).
—Leslie Camhi, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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How Hezbollah is able to respond on the battlefield, amid the most serious setbacks since its founding 42 years ago, could determine the postwar shape of the Middle East.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2024
Gallant has publicly criticized Netanyahu for not articulating a postwar plan for Gaza.
—Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
After Friedrich died, under murky circumstances, toward the end of the war, Lucie, a talented propagandist, pursued her own postwar rehabilitation, which included transatlantic stints working for Life and Vogue (details that Desprairies has confirmed in interviews to be true about her mother).
—Leslie Camhi, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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How Hezbollah is able to respond on the battlefield, amid the most serious setbacks since its founding 42 years ago, could determine the postwar shape of the Middle East.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2024
Gallant has publicly criticized Netanyahu for not articulating a postwar plan for Gaza.
—Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
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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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