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
Use data to test assumptions before greenlighting projects, not just to write postmortems.
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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
Read THR‘s finale postmortems with co-creator Christian Wallace and stars Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 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
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
Read THR‘s finale postmortems with co-creator Christian Wallace and stars Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 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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On Friday, the Chiang Mai regional livestock office announced in a statement that autopsies of the animals found genetic material of canine distemper virus, or CDV, and traces of bacterial infection but no avian influenza type A virus, also known as bird flu.—
Wasamon Audjarint,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The autopsies did not attribute the deaths to neglect, the spokesperson said.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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