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occurring after one's death
the soldier was awarded a posthumous medal for valor
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Recent Examples of posthumous
The piece Lee publishes isn’t a Pulitzer-winning takedown, but a posthumous profile of the reclusive, kind-hearted Dale, a man who shares Dale’s love of crime writers like Jim Thompson and instinctive empathy for underdogs.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
The first is the publication of Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, released in October, which contained her allegations against Andrew and the wider story of her being abused by Epstein.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
But the monarch had no choice – Andrew’s controversies have been dogging the family for years and the publication of his accuser’s posthumous memoir was the final straw.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, posthumous albums aren’t going anywhere.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
The first is the publication of Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, released in October, which contained her allegations against Andrew and the wider story of her being abused by Epstein.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
But the monarch had no choice – Andrew’s controversies have been dogging the family for years and the publication of his accuser’s posthumous memoir was the final straw.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, posthumous albums aren’t going anywhere.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthumous
Adjective
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The delayed sentencing hearing is set for April 15 in the circuit court.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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How to Protect Your Luggage From Bed Bugs From delayed flights to lost luggage, travel is already anxiety-inducing enough without adding these pervasive pests to the mix.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Sep. 2025
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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 10 Nov. 2025.
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