postapocalyptic
Americanadjective
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In Malibu: In “Planet of the Apes,” Charlton Heston’s character, George Taylor, discovers the Statue of Liberty half-buried in the sand—and realizes that what he thought was an alien planet is a postapocalyptic Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Next year, he’ll appear in box-office heavyweight Ridley Scott’s postapocalyptic pandemic tale The Dog Stars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
In the sequel panel, the tables have turned: The same guy is chained in a postapocalyptic hellscape while the woman lounges happily with her robot overlord, smugly nibbling chocolates.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2025
“Paradise” is not “about” climate collapse or nuclear weapons or a giant asteroid or an unstoppable virus, or any of the things that typically polish off the world in postapocalyptic fiction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
“Paintball is a game. Dungeons and Dragons is a game. Survival Night is REAL. For twenty-four hours, you will be living in a postapocalyptic world.”
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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