as in delayed
occurring after one's death
the soldier was awarded a posthumous medal for valor
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As such, the show takes on his personality in a way posthumous exhibitions typically can’t.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The film earned Boseman a posthumous win for best male actor in a leading role at the 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards and his first Oscar nomination.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The Grammys awarded Selena a posthumous lifetime achievement award in 2021.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The piece, titled Study of Reclining Lions, had been in the same family's possession for 150 years since the posthumous sale of the artist's studio in 1864.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The film earned Boseman a posthumous win for best male actor in a leading role at the 2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards and his first Oscar nomination.
—Sharareh Drury, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The Grammys awarded Selena a posthumous lifetime achievement award in 2021.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The piece, titled Study of Reclining Lions, had been in the same family's possession for 150 years since the posthumous sale of the artist's studio in 1864.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Posthumous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posthumous. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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