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posthumously
[ pos-chuh-muhs-lee, -choo- ]
adverb
- after a person’s death, typically the death of the author or other artist:
The sculpture, designed in 1967 by American artist Tony Smith, was exhibited posthumously.
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Origin of posthumously1
Example Sentences
Selena posthumously went on to become the global superstar she was always meant to be.
As we posthumously canonize David Lynch, it might be tempting to assume he came out of the womb the supremely confident, eccentric auteur the world became enthralled by in the 1980s and ’90s.
The city council has now approved proposals to posthumously confer upon Zephaniah the City of Birmingham Medal, in a move to celebrate his achievements.
The council will also consider posthumously awarding a medal to Zephaniah, who died of a brain tumour in 2023.
Earlier this year, Pierson also posthumously exonerated Connie Dahl, who falsely confessed to helping Davis carry out the crime, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and died in 2014 after helping to convict Davis.
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