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
Takeoff’s first posthumous verse was on a Metro Boomin track in December 2022.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 May 2025
The original Partners featured the likes of Stevie Wonder, Michael Bublé, and Billy Joel, along with a posthumous Elvis Presley duet.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
Zevon, who was previously nominated in 2023, has had a groundswell of posthumous support in recent years for inclusion.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The late pianist Nicky Hopkins, record producer Thom Bell and bassist Carole Kaye will get posthumous Musical Excellence Awards.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 May 2025
The original Partners featured the likes of Stevie Wonder, Michael Bublé, and Billy Joel, along with a posthumous Elvis Presley duet.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
Zevon, who was previously nominated in 2023, has had a groundswell of posthumous support in recent years for inclusion.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The late pianist Nicky Hopkins, record producer Thom Bell and bassist Carole Kaye will get posthumous Musical Excellence Awards.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthumous
postmortem
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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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The vertical occipital fasciculus, or VOF, is identified in a postmortem human brain in 1909, but labeled with a different name.—
Jenny Blair,
Discover Magazine,
1 Oct. 2015
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“Posthumous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthumous. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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