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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Trump is a creature of the Manhattan-real-estate world; Putin grew up amid the rubble of postwar Leningrad.
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Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2025
This pledge boosted morale and provided the template for the postwar welfare state.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
John Chamberlain and David Smith are pillars of postwar sculpture, but the people now shaping how their work survives—and evolves—are their children and grandchildren.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
Under Rayburn’s leadership, Congress passed incredible projects, including the Marshall Plan to fund recovery and reconstruction in postwar Western Europe, and legislation to develop and construct the Interstate Highway System.
—Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2025
This pledge boosted morale and provided the template for the postwar welfare state.
—Adrian Wooldridge, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
John Chamberlain and David Smith are pillars of postwar sculpture, but the people now shaping how their work survives—and evolves—are their children and grandchildren.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2025
Under Rayburn’s leadership, Congress passed incredible projects, including the Marshall Plan to fund recovery and reconstruction in postwar Western Europe, and legislation to develop and construct the Interstate Highway System.
—Sorelle Wyckoff Gaynor, The Conversation, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Postwar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postwar. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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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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