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posthumous

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occurring or published after someone's death

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The author's most celebrated novel was a posthumous publication, released two years after her death.

Synonyms
postmortemlatersubsequent
Antonyms

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Verbal · Text Completion

The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Posthumous (adjective) means occurring or published after someone's death
Here is posthumous used in an example sentence: "The author's most celebrated novel was a posthumous publication, released two years after her death."
Common synonyms for posthumous include postmortem, later, subsequent.
Posthumous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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