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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The engine never saw wartime use, but Chrysler engineers returned to a postwar America with some ideas about how to make powerful, efficient engines with a hemispherical combustion chamber.
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Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Her ability to build a lasting legacy as the nation’s leader will depend less on her ability to further the position of women than on her capacity to restore the fortunes of a ruling party in disarray after decades of dominance in postwar Japan.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
The plan also contradicts the Prime Minister’s frequent claims that the Palestinian Authority will have no role in a postwar Gaza.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Another, who could be Japan’s youngest postwar prime minister, bills himself as a moderate reformist.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Her ability to build a lasting legacy as the nation’s leader will depend less on her ability to further the position of women than on her capacity to restore the fortunes of a ruling party in disarray after decades of dominance in postwar Japan.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
The plan also contradicts the Prime Minister’s frequent claims that the Palestinian Authority will have no role in a postwar Gaza.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
Another, who could be Japan’s youngest postwar prime minister, bills himself as a moderate reformist.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Postwar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postwar. Accessed 10 Oct. 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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