as in delayed
occurring after one's death
the soldier was awarded a posthumous medal for valor
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Selena received a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award from the Grammys in 2021.
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Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The late singer was honored with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; her sister, Suzette, accepted the award on her behalf at the ceremony in 2017.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The Academy Award-winning actress, 64, will narrate the audiobook of Notes to John, a new posthumous book from the acclaimed writer, forthcoming in April 2025.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Strategist, Neil Richardson, suggests that our digital shadows, the sum total of our online expressions and biometric traces, may soon outlive us, creating some kind of posthumous identity that transcends mortality.
—Tracey Follows, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The late singer was honored with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; her sister, Suzette, accepted the award on her behalf at the ceremony in 2017.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The Academy Award-winning actress, 64, will narrate the audiobook of Notes to John, a new posthumous book from the acclaimed writer, forthcoming in April 2025.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Strategist, Neil Richardson, suggests that our digital shadows, the sum total of our online expressions and biometric traces, may soon outlive us, creating some kind of posthumous identity that transcends mortality.
—Tracey Follows, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Posthumous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthumous. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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