as in autopsies
examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death
the postmortem revealed that the cause of death had been an undetected heart defect
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Recent Examples of postmortems
Read THR‘s finale postmortems with John Hoberg, as well as with Julianne Nicholson and Thomas Doherty.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
If the Oilers make an early playoff exit because Jarry (or whoever replaces him) gets lit up, the postmortems will write themselves.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Use data to test assumptions before greenlighting projects, not just to write postmortems.
—Matthew Henick, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
If the American state disintegrates, future postmortems are unlikely to focus much on measles, or on rotavirus vaccination rates.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Democrats performing postmortems on the 2024 presidential race have taken a closer look at how to best utilize super PACs to boost their future campaigns.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2025
Maybe 1,000 listeners tuned in for the fall Sunday postmortems.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Traditional lineage tools are reactive, built for postmortems rather than innovation.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
If the Oilers make an early playoff exit because Jarry (or whoever replaces him) gets lit up, the postmortems will write themselves.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Use data to test assumptions before greenlighting projects, not just to write postmortems.
—Matthew Henick, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
If the American state disintegrates, future postmortems are unlikely to focus much on measles, or on rotavirus vaccination rates.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Democrats performing postmortems on the 2024 presidential race have taken a closer look at how to best utilize super PACs to boost their future campaigns.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2025
Maybe 1,000 listeners tuned in for the fall Sunday postmortems.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Traditional lineage tools are reactive, built for postmortems rather than innovation.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postmortems
autopsies
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The city medical examiner will conduct autopsies on Rodriguez and her boyfriend to determine their cause of death.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The autopsies found that each person died of a single gunshot wound to their head, with the exception of Ava King who was shot multiple times in the head, according to the medical examiner.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Postmortems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmortems. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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