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- adjective Of or pertaining to the events after the
apocalypse . - adjective Of or pertaining to the
post-apocalyptic genre . - noun The genre of fiction taking place after the
apocalypse .
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Examples
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His most recent graphic novel was From the Ashes, a “speculative memoir” set in the post-apocalyptic ruins of New York City.
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J L BOURNE: Born in a small town in the rural south, J.L. Bourne balances his time as an active duty military officer with writing fiction based in a post-apocalyptic world overrun with the dead.
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Adding to the cast of characters are the last remaining clones of three previous world leaders: Chester A. Arthur XVII, William H. Taft XLII, and Queen Victoria XXX, all of whom now find themselves adrift in something of a post-apocalyptic road trip across an increasingly mad America.
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The post-apocalyptic autobiographical comic is due next week from IDW.
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I want to see a post-apocalyptic Toy Story! mangoshakes i'm still pretty sure they're managing to hide the overall plot of this movie. no way is it just them trying to escape the day care. didn't they once call this one "epic"? so i guess kudos to them.
30-Second Preview of the New Toy Story 3 Trailer - First Look At Some of the New Toys | /Film 2010
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The story is post-apocalyptic and in some ways absolutely frightening.
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The flats are called the Bitter Plain now, a name that fits our post-apocalyptic generation's desire for truth without varnish.
William Dirk Eshleman 2010
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This is the opening sequence to the game, which sets the stage of the post-apocalyptic world the game depicts.
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Kind of a post-apocalyptic dystopia theme, or maybe that's just my imagination.
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Earlier this week I reported that his post-apocalyptic heist screenplay The Vault was making circles in Hollywood and would probably be purchased in the next week.
Louis Leterrier in talks to Direct Y: The Last Man? | /Film 2010
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