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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This one-bedroom condo was on the fifth floor of a postwar building just north of Turtle Bay.
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Anna Fixsen, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The horse often has more agency than the humans around him, and the rivalry between Ed and Carol, Wilbur’s wife, serves as a comedic, if warped, commentary on the psychic tensions of postwar domesticity.
—Chris Reed, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
If the two primary belligerents—Russia and Ukraine—are unwilling to stop fighting, and if both remain wary of postwar cease-fire security guarantees, China will not succeed as a third-party mediator.
—Da Wei, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2025
For the first time in postwar history, the United States is running peacetime fiscal deficits of remarkable size, injecting unprecedented amounts of government spending into the economy with no wartime urgency behind it.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Anna Fixsen, New York Times, 31 July 2025
The horse often has more agency than the humans around him, and the rivalry between Ed and Carol, Wilbur’s wife, serves as a comedic, if warped, commentary on the psychic tensions of postwar domesticity.
—Chris Reed, Oc Register, 30 July 2025
If the two primary belligerents—Russia and Ukraine—are unwilling to stop fighting, and if both remain wary of postwar cease-fire security guarantees, China will not succeed as a third-party mediator.
—Da Wei, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2025
For the first time in postwar history, the United States is running peacetime fiscal deficits of remarkable size, injecting unprecedented amounts of government spending into the economy with no wartime urgency behind it.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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“Postwar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postwar. Accessed 6 Aug. 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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