as in delayed
occurring after one's death
the soldier was awarded a posthumous medal for valor
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Recent Examples of posthumous
Questlove talked about possible posthumous D’Angelo music coming.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
What followed was one of the largest posthumous criminal scandals in modern history.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
George Clooney appeared at the event to accept a posthumous Red Carpet Visionary honor for Giorgio Armani, who died at 91 in September.
—Rance Collins, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
In 2019, California designated a stretch of Interstate 5 in Colusa County as the Officer Natalie Corona Memorial Highway, and the Davis Police Department awarded her a posthumous Purple Heart.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
What followed was one of the largest posthumous criminal scandals in modern history.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
George Clooney appeared at the event to accept a posthumous Red Carpet Visionary honor for Giorgio Armani, who died at 91 in September.
—Rance Collins, Variety, 11 Jan. 2026
In 2019, California designated a stretch of Interstate 5 in Colusa County as the Officer Natalie Corona Memorial Highway, and the Davis Police Department awarded her a posthumous Purple Heart.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthumous
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The delayed and low-key nature of that April news conference would make for a stark contrast with the unveiling of another round of immigration legislation just 10 months later.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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Residents report the actual death toll exceeds 162, with villages devastated and survivors fleeing as government security forces faced criticism for delayed response.—
Pelumi Salako,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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In recent years, that has appeared in postmortem blood samples of drug users in Europe and the U.S.—
Brian Spegele,
WSJ,
22 Dec. 2022
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Beer and his colleagues analyzed postmortem brain tissue from 56 patients in southeastern Germany’s state of Bavaria between 1999 and 2019.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
8 Jan. 2020
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“Posthumous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthumous. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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