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
In 2019, Jackson received both a posthumous gold congressional medal of honor and a statue in her hometown of Hampton, Va.
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 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
This posthumous exhibit focuses on those images, often manipulated with a finger before the chemicals set, placing them amid sculptures and paintings recently gifted to the museum by the artist’s estate.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
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Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 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
This posthumous exhibit focuses on those images, often manipulated with a finger before the chemicals set, placing them amid sculptures and paintings recently gifted to the museum by the artist’s estate.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthumous
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Some common reasons for delayed deliveries include bad weather, heavy traffic, high delivery demand during holidays, customs delays for international packages and operational problems like vehicle breakdowns, Amazon said online.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
26 Jan. 2026
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The series starring Morris Chestnut was initially held back for another midseason run on Sundays before being summoned to the fall schedule to fill in for the delayed CIA, landing behind FBI on Mondays.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 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 4 Feb. 2026.
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