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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Despite the boost from Brown — who left in 1968 in order to sign with Polydor Records — King fully shut down that year, and Nathan, who was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, died in Florida a short time later at age 63 following years of heart issues.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Trump is set to posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk today.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
In more recent decades, Daniel has emerged posthumously as a bard of Brooklyn.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
While Famous Last Words will feature career-spanning interviews, some of the questions are pointedly framed to reflect the fact that each episode will be posthumously released.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Trump is set to posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk today.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2025
In more recent decades, Daniel has emerged posthumously as a bard of Brooklyn.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
While Famous Last Words will feature career-spanning interviews, some of the questions are pointedly framed to reflect the fact that each episode will be posthumously released.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for posthumously
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“Posthumously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posthumously. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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