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posthumous

[pos-chuh-muhs, -choo-] / ˈpɒs tʃə məs, -tʃʊ- /
ADJECTIVE
after death
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Rob Reiner earned a posthumous Emmy nomination for his guest role as restaurant consultant Albert Schnurr in ‘The Bear’ Season 4.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Playing out on an operatic scale, and featuring a revelatory posthumous performance from Heath Ledger as the Joker, the film grossed over a billion dollars worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, has been granted a posthumous conditional pardon.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Yes, you can structure a trust that gives an independent trustee quite a lot of discretion over posthumous distributions.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

Now Cabot Searcy felt as if he had been given some sort of posthumous assignment from Benton.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley




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