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posthumously

[ US /ˈpɑstʃʊməsɫi/ ]
[ UK /pˈə‍ʊsthjuːməsli/ ]
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  1. after death
    these piano pieces were published posthumously
    he was honored posthumously

How To Use posthumously In A Sentence

  • More particularly, in the hoodedness of her eyes, she reminded me of Malvina Schalkova, the Prague-born artist posthumously famous for the sketches and watercolors she made in Theresienstadt, and whose self-portrait, mirroring an infinity of sorrow, I first became familiar with when I visited Theresienstadt with Zoë. Kalooki Nights
  • Moss Icon only became posthumously "popular" in the underground world in the early '90s, after which the band's brief tenure became known as a foundational moment in emotional -- but never Baltimore City Paper
  • Upon his death in 1377, the emperor decided to honor him posthumously by bestowing on him the status of deity in charge of protecting the land.
  • This year, a century after Mark Twain's death in 1910, the University of California Press is posthumously publishing "The Autobiography of Mark Twain," a three-volume 'unexpurgated' collection that promises never-before-seen glimpses into a man who continues to defy hard-lined definitions. Apartment Therapy Main
  • The church also places special emphasis on converting the dead: because of their belief that families are eternal, Mormons feel a duty to posthumously baptise ancestors so that all may be together in heaven. Mitt Romney leads the charge as Mormonism moves into the American mainstream
  • Mr. McLynn is as unsparing of the senior commanders in Burma as they were of each other: The "mentally unstable" Wingate is posthumously diagnosed with bipolar disorder; Chennault suffered from "monomania," was "essentially false" and "joined in the Chinese elite's corruption and peculation with avidity"; Chiang is described as having given his second wife a nasty venereal disease on their wedding night. Still Forgotten
  • The highest honour a nonmilitary person can receive, it can be awarded posthumously. The Sun
  • He got a lot of ink, posthumously, due to a November '98 struggle with two officers.
  • The posthumously released live album, RANK, is not mentioned at all and the participants monologize on Morrissey and Marr's subsequent solo careers in a bonus featurette. Kate Bush and The Smiths "Under Review"
  • He was confirmed posthumously as a member of the Chinese Communist Party.
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