posthumously
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of posthumously
Example Sentences
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Thomas later combined them into one essay and sold it to Harper’s Bazaar, and the work found yet another life as a posthumously published book in 1954.
DS Hunt's family have tried to have him honoured posthumously, but a five-year time bar means their requests for a medal have been repeatedly refused.
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He had intended that it would be published posthumously but appeared to change his mind in 2020.
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The London university paid tribute to Zhe Wang following the verdict, deploring the loss of "a remarkable writer" adding that her work would be published posthumously in an upcoming Goldsmiths anthology.
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The Lord Mayor's award, one of Birmingham's highest civic honours, will be presented posthumously on Wednesday - the day the rock legend would have been toasting his 77th birthday.
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