POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

postmortem examination

noun

as in autopsy

examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death a coroner performed the postmortem examination with painstaking thoroughness

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Recent Examples of postmortem examination McLaren said a postmortem examination revealed the manner of death was suicide. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 May 2026 In fact, the questioning of Chalker was part of a postmortem examination of a misstep by the case officer who had handed him the key. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 More information will be revealed after a postmortem examination is completed. — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025 His remains were transported to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, where family members confirmed his identity following a postmortem examination. — Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for postmortem examination

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autopsy

Noun

Managers have to coach from specific moments in real calls, every week, rather than perform an autopsy once a deal is already dead.

— Devang Agrawal, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
His autopsy identified cychlorphine as the drug responsible for his death.

— Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

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