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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Not only had jets come in, there was also a lot of postwar pressure to cut military spending drastically.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
The 1960s ushered in debates about the constitutionality of the federal death penalty, due, in part, to a postwar sense of moral superiority.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Kiefer’s visceral oeuvre – spanning monumental paintings, sculptures, installations, woodcuts, artists’ books, works on paper, and films – confronts his childhood amid the rubble and contrition of postwar Germany.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The United States’ Arab allies met in Cairo in March, and Egypt offered to lead an alternative postwar plan for Gaza that would involve no mass displacement of Palestinians.
—Curtis R. Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2025
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
The 1960s ushered in debates about the constitutionality of the federal death penalty, due, in part, to a postwar sense of moral superiority.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Kiefer’s visceral oeuvre – spanning monumental paintings, sculptures, installations, woodcuts, artists’ books, works on paper, and films – confronts his childhood amid the rubble and contrition of postwar Germany.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The United States’ Arab allies met in Cairo in March, and Egypt offered to lead an alternative postwar plan for Gaza that would involve no mass displacement of Palestinians.
—Curtis R. Ryan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 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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