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
The late Ozzy Osbourne was honored with a posthumous lifetime achievement award and a tribute performance led by Robbie Williams.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2026
Andrew was stripped of the remainder of his titles in late 2025, after additional allegations by Giuffre (who died in April 2025) came to light in her posthumous memoir.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Beckstrom's family was awarded a posthumous Purple Heart on their daughter's behalf.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Her posthumous memoir, published in October, reiterated her claims.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2026
Andrew was stripped of the remainder of his titles in late 2025, after additional allegations by Giuffre (who died in April 2025) came to light in her posthumous memoir.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
Beckstrom's family was awarded a posthumous Purple Heart on their daughter's behalf.
—CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Her posthumous memoir, published in October, reiterated her claims.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthumous
Adjective
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Fashion firms often operate on slim margins, and these can quickly erode due to late receipts, misaligned inventory allocation and delayed markdowns.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Mar. 2026
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Brave jumpers leaped into Evergreen Lake on March 1, or meteorological spring, as the delayed Evergreen Lake Plunge took place.—
CBSColorado.com Staff,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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 Mar. 2026.
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