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
Traditional lineage tools are reactive, built for postmortems rather than innovation.
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Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postmortems
autopsies
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About 1 in 4 coroner’s offices answering this year’s survey said their budgets affect their ability to do autopsies.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
26 Aug. 2025
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What To Know Kaye and Deluca's autopsies revealed Kaye, 70, died within minutes of being shot, and Deluca, also 70, died within seconds.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Postmortems.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmortems. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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