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
Recent Examples on the Web
Cleveland's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has included Buffett among its 2024 inductees, honoring the singer posthumously with the musical excellence award.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 22 Apr. 2024
Jimmy Buffett will be honored posthumously with the musical excellence award, along with MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
To honor the milestone, Aaron is being honored posthumously with a statue and a stamp.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
Chávez died on April 13, 1993, and in the following year was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award of the United States.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
Tversky died in 1996, and the Nobel is never awarded posthumously.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
She was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Rustin, who assumed a pivotal part in organizing the March on Washington with Martin Luther King Jr., was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Barack Obama in 2013.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
The event that drew more than 20,000 people. Maivia, who died in 2008, posthumously joins her husband in the Hall of Fame.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 22 Apr. 2024
Jimmy Buffett will be honored posthumously with the musical excellence award, along with MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
To honor the milestone, Aaron is being honored posthumously with a statue and a stamp.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
Chávez died on April 13, 1993, and in the following year was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award of the United States.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
Tversky died in 1996, and the Nobel is never awarded posthumously.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
She was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Rustin, who assumed a pivotal part in organizing the March on Washington with Martin Luther King Jr., was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Barack Obama in 2013.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
The event that drew more than 20,000 people. Maivia, who died in 2008, posthumously joins her husband in the Hall of Fame.
—Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Posthumously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posthumously. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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