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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Israel insists Hamas cannot rule the enclave after the war, but has resisted calls to lay out a plan for postwar Gaza.
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Erika Solomon, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The third phase will also be tricky, as Hamas will return the bodies of deceased hostages in return for a postwar Gaza reconstruction plan.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2025
Han gives us a record of postwar reconstruction, at once earnest and fanciful.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
They were typically characterized as hard workers who sought stability in a postwar era.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Erika Solomon, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The third phase will also be tricky, as Hamas will return the bodies of deceased hostages in return for a postwar Gaza reconstruction plan.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2025
Han gives us a record of postwar reconstruction, at once earnest and fanciful.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
They were typically characterized as hard workers who sought stability in a postwar era.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 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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