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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Europeans overwhelmingly embrace the E.U., environmental protections, and the postwar social-market economy.
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Paul Hockenos, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Dolman also spearheaded the formation of the house’s Modern & Contemporary Art Department, combining modern, postwar and contemporary art under the rubric.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 Jan. 2025
Still, others look forward to a postwar process of renewal and growth.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2025
Dyer writes about this age of tentative postwar plenty, and the education that eventually shuttled him into a world that was far different than what his parents knew, in tender detail.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Paul Hockenos, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Dolman also spearheaded the formation of the house’s Modern & Contemporary Art Department, combining modern, postwar and contemporary art under the rubric.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 Jan. 2025
Still, others look forward to a postwar process of renewal and growth.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2025
Dyer writes about this age of tentative postwar plenty, and the education that eventually shuttled him into a world that was far different than what his parents knew, in tender detail.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 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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