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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The decision allows Rose, who accepted a ban for life from MLB in 1989 for gambling on games, to be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously.
—Patricio Chile, ABC News, 13 May 2025
One of three Inspiration Awards was given posthumously to Duncan Dickson, who was a professor in the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida for more than 20 years and the director of casting at Walt Disney World for almost 20 years before that.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
Still, Léger was convicted of the boy’s murder in 1966, according to the European Court of Human Rights, which posthumously reviewed Léger's argument that he should have been released from prison.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 10 May 2025
In 2020, she was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize, more than a century after her truth made the powerful uncomfortable and the oppressed seen.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Patricio Chile, ABC News, 13 May 2025
One of three Inspiration Awards was given posthumously to Duncan Dickson, who was a professor in the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida for more than 20 years and the director of casting at Walt Disney World for almost 20 years before that.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
Still, Léger was convicted of the boy’s murder in 1966, according to the European Court of Human Rights, which posthumously reviewed Léger's argument that he should have been released from prison.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 10 May 2025
In 2020, she was posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize, more than a century after her truth made the powerful uncomfortable and the oppressed seen.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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