posthumously
adverb
post·hu·mous·ly
ˈpäs-chə-məs-lē 
also -tə-,
-tyə-,
-thə-;
päst-ˈhyü-məs-,
ˈpōst-,
-ˈyü-
: after the death of the person in question
a book published posthumously
a medal awarded posthumously
Plath's magnificent Ariel, written mostly during the final months of her life and assembled posthumously by Hughes, takes the notion of confessional poetry to verbal and imaginative extremes.—
Christopher Benfey
Christopher BenfeyFlannery O'Connor united both traditions and is duly, albeit posthumously, celebrated.—Walker Percy
Walker PercyExamples of posthumously in a Sentence
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Allen’s Cooperstown moment posthumously arrives Sunday as part of the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
Ichiro is the headliner of Sunday’s five-player Class of 2025, joining Sabathia and Wagner as the only living inductees; Parker and Allen will be going in posthumously.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 July 2025
The other thing though, there's been immersive shows about Bowie and there's been so much about him already posthumously.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
He was also posthumously awarded membership in the Nashville Bar Association, several decades after he’d been rejected because of his race.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
Ichiro is the headliner of Sunday’s five-player Class of 2025, joining Sabathia and Wagner as the only living inductees; Parker and Allen will be going in posthumously.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 24 July 2025
The other thing though, there's been immersive shows about Bowie and there's been so much about him already posthumously.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
He was also posthumously awarded membership in the Nashville Bar Association, several decades after he’d been rejected because of his race.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
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“Posthumously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posthumously. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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