postindustrial

adjective

post·​in·​dus·​tri·​al ˌpōst-in-ˈdə-strē-əl How to pronounce postindustrial (audio)
: occurring in, existing in, or being a period of social and economic development after the predominance of large-scale industry
postindustrial towns
Coastal hubs like New York and San Francisco have staked their futures on postindustrial technology, finance, and business services.Aaron M. Renn

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Lessons learned from Detroit’s razing Detroit and other postindustrial American cities such as Cleveland, Ohio, and Gary, Indiana, have experienced population declines in recent decades, but these challenges are by no means exclusively a United States phenomenon. Camila Alvayay Torrejon, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025 Read More: How Trump Weaponized White Rural America’s Shame These postindustrial cities and towns explain why former swing states like Ohio are now solidly red, while former Democratic strongholds like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania have become the ultimate swing states. Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024 Taken together, the transformations in postindustrial communities like Keith’s and in affluent suburbs like Belmont mark a near-complete inversion of the political geography and class politics that dominated American politics in the mid-20th century. Stephanie Ternullo / Made By History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024 Much of New Jersey — postindustrial, heavily suburbanized, blemished with superfund sites — is a jarring departure from, say, the Roman Colosseum or Central Park, but Pilcher is undeterred. Will Peischel, Curbed, 7 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for postindustrial

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1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of postindustrial was in 1917

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“Postindustrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postindustrial. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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