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 the absence of legal protections for the deceased under defamation law, the estate has relied on breach-of-contract and arbitration claims to shield Jackson’s posthumous reputation.
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 9 July 2025
The award-winning LP has topped the chart for 22 weeks, taking the crown from Pop Smoke’s posthumous album, Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon which held the spot for 21 weeks.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 1 July 2025
Through a trove of archives, Seed invites viewers along her journey of building a posthumous relationship with her mom.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
His second posthumous album, Xscape, debuted to critical acclaim in 2014.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 25 June 2025
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 9 July 2025
The award-winning LP has topped the chart for 22 weeks, taking the crown from Pop Smoke’s posthumous album, Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon which held the spot for 21 weeks.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 1 July 2025
Through a trove of archives, Seed invites viewers along her journey of building a posthumous relationship with her mom.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
His second posthumous album, Xscape, debuted to critical acclaim in 2014.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 25 June 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 17 Jul. 2025.
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