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
So what can explain the posthumous malice Trump feels toward Mueller seven years after his investigation fizzled out?
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Gosnell did not testify at his 2013 trial, but his defense attorney argued that none of the fetuses were born alive and that any movements were posthumous twitching or spasms, according to the AP.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Gosnell did not testify at his 2013 trial, but his defense attorney argued that none of the fetuses was born alive and that any movements were posthumous twitching or spasms.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
It is considered the ultimate posthumous tribute for those who have worn the nation's wings on their uniforms.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Gosnell did not testify at his 2013 trial, but his defense attorney argued that none of the fetuses were born alive and that any movements were posthumous twitching or spasms, according to the AP.
—Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Gosnell did not testify at his 2013 trial, but his defense attorney argued that none of the fetuses was born alive and that any movements were posthumous twitching or spasms.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
It is considered the ultimate posthumous tribute for those who have worn the nation's wings on their uniforms.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthumous
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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,
27 Mar. 2026
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The same happened on Artemis 1, a delayed but ultimately successful uncrewed mission to lunar orbit that flew in late 2022.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 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 6 Apr. 2026.
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