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antebellum

[an-tee-bel-uhm] / ˈæn tiˈbɛl əm /
ADJECTIVE
before a war
Synonyms
STRONGEST
Antonyms
STRONGEST
postbellum postwar
WEAK


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The local suppression of abolitionist mail persisted throughout the antebellum era during the administrations of Jackson’s eight successors, none of whom enforced the federal statute prohibiting detention of the mail.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

The steamboat reversed this flow, reshaping the antebellum economy decades before the railroad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

If analysts factor an increase of say $10 from the antebellum price of around $70 to just $80 this could lift target prices across the European oil majors by at least 15%.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

Experts said leaders from the antebellum South demanded similar enforcement of the law.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025

An antebellum mansion was not as beautiful as, say, a mountain or the sky, but for a house it was pretty darn nice.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata



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