postmodern
adjective
post·mod·ern
ˌpōs(t)-ˈmä-dərn 
nonstandard -ˈmä-d(ə-)rən
1
: of, relating to, or being an era after a modern one
postmodern times
a postmodern metropolis
2
a
: of, relating to, or being any of various movements in reaction to modernism that are typically characterized by a return to traditional materials and forms (as in architecture) or by ironic self-reference and absurdity (as in literature)
b
: of, relating to, or being a theory that involves a radical reappraisal of modern assumptions about culture, identity, history, or language
postmodern feminism
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In effect, Putinism is something much more crafty and postmodern than the lumbering, stifling control enforced by the Soviet state.
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Joshua Yaffa, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2012
Contours, for example, can be crisp (wainscoting, baseboards), bulbous (the family room’s faintly postmodern furniture), or swerve-y (the stair’s underseam).
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2024
Thus, in a strange way, Macklemore’s track represents a kind of postmodern apotheosis of the protest song as a musical form — at least until someone manages to earn plaudits for merely announcing the intention to write a protest song.
—David Polansky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
Maddens is the premier pub for traditional Irish music; the Sunflower has nightly live bands and retains its redundant security cage around the front door as an example of postmodern political wit.
—Timothy O'Grady, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
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Joshua Yaffa, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2012
Contours, for example, can be crisp (wainscoting, baseboards), bulbous (the family room’s faintly postmodern furniture), or swerve-y (the stair’s underseam).
—Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2024
Thus, in a strange way, Macklemore’s track represents a kind of postmodern apotheosis of the protest song as a musical form — at least until someone manages to earn plaudits for merely announcing the intention to write a protest song.
—David Polansky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
Maddens is the premier pub for traditional Irish music; the Sunflower has nightly live bands and retains its redundant security cage around the front door as an example of postmodern political wit.
—Timothy O'Grady, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
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“Postmodern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postmodern. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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