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 pic screened during the opening weekend of FICG, capped by a posthumous tribute to the director who passed last November 2025.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
These are posthumous honors for a number of recipients, including Vandross, Cruz, Kuti, Parsons, Creed, Mardin, Miller and Sullivan.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
In 2013, Queen Elizabeth granted Turing a posthumous royal pardon and Turing's image is now featured on the Bank of England's £ 50 note.
—Courtney Cole, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
The posthumous revelation that Munro’s husband, Gerald Fremlin, had assaulted her daughter Andrea Skinner as a child and that Munro was dismissive of this fact hit the literary world like a wrecking ball.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
These are posthumous honors for a number of recipients, including Vandross, Cruz, Kuti, Parsons, Creed, Mardin, Miller and Sullivan.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
In 2013, Queen Elizabeth granted Turing a posthumous royal pardon and Turing's image is now featured on the Bank of England's £ 50 note.
—Courtney Cole, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
The posthumous revelation that Munro’s husband, Gerald Fremlin, had assaulted her daughter Andrea Skinner as a child and that Munro was dismissive of this fact hit the literary world like a wrecking ball.
—Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthumous
Adjective
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The combination of the chiming, delayed guitar, twiddly ‘80s synths, weird time signatures and Fish’s unique lyrics and vocal delivery all added up to a very intriguing listen.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
8 May 2026
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What started as a delayed flight out of Atlanta quickly turned into a federal case.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That explanation seems plausible with the right context — like if the trauma was postmortem.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Solly Boussidan,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 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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“Posthumous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthumous. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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