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or pre-war
: occurring or existing before a war and especially before World War II
prewar conditions
the prewar era/period/years
the country's prewar population
prewar levels of industrial production
an apartment in a prewar building
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The three-year war has devastated Ukraine's power grid, leaving only a third of its prewar energy production capacity intact.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Some European commentators, including one broadly sympathetic to parts of Mr. Trump’s domestic agenda, have recalled an even starker example of prewar appeasement.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
The prewar experience of Stalin’s ruthless collectivization left the predominantly rural population in the region of Smolensk deeply resentful of the communist regime, and many locals hoped life under Hitler would be an improvement.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
At the time, the West immediately rejected Mr. Putin’s prewar proposals as unthinkable.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Some European commentators, including one broadly sympathetic to parts of Mr. Trump’s domestic agenda, have recalled an even starker example of prewar appeasement.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
The prewar experience of Stalin’s ruthless collectivization left the predominantly rural population in the region of Smolensk deeply resentful of the communist regime, and many locals hoped life under Hitler would be an improvement.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
At the time, the West immediately rejected Mr. Putin’s prewar proposals as unthinkable.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prewar
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“Prewar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prewar. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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