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
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Cincinnati Reds will pay tribute to Pete Rose a day after he was posthumously reinstated by MLB
Column: Pete Rose will likely end up in the Hall of Fame now.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Baseball star Pete Rose has been posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 14 May 2025
Both men had their lifetime bans posthumously lifted when MLB ruled this week that lifetime bans end with a player’s death.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
The decision comes after an attorney for Rose filed a petition for reinstatement following the former baseball player’s death in September, hoping Rose could posthumously enter the Hall of Fame.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Baseball star Pete Rose has been posthumously removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 14 May 2025
Both men had their lifetime bans posthumously lifted when MLB ruled this week that lifetime bans end with a player’s death.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 14 May 2025
The decision comes after an attorney for Rose filed a petition for reinstatement following the former baseball player’s death in September, hoping Rose could posthumously enter the Hall of Fame.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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“Posthumously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posthumously. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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