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
The new interview comes as McLean hosts Building the Band on Netflix, which features Liam Payne in a posthumous TV appearance.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
The estate’s petition seeks to compel Cascio to comply with arbitration and block any public legal actions that could damage Jackson’s posthumous reputation.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 July 2025
In the premiere episode of the series, host AJ McLean honors the One Direction member, who will make his first posthumous appearance in later episodes (set to arrive next week).
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 July 2025
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.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 9 July 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
The estate’s petition seeks to compel Cascio to comply with arbitration and block any public legal actions that could damage Jackson’s posthumous reputation.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 July 2025
In the premiere episode of the series, host AJ McLean honors the One Direction member, who will make his first posthumous appearance in later episodes (set to arrive next week).
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 July 2025
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.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posthumous
postmortem
Adjective
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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 30 Jul. 2025.
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