1
as in rear
being at or in the part of something opposite the front part
the chapel's posterior location in the church serves to make it a quiet retreat
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2
as in subsequent
being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else
artifacts dating from a posterior historical period
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as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
the baseball players were always slapping one another on the posterior
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Recent Examples of posterior
ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
It is distributed throughout the body but occurs in the highest concentration in the posterior salivary glands.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Anterior-posterior is the forward-backward force, which measures the acceleration or braking that occurs while running.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Megan's daughter, Bronte Henfling, said that even getting her mother to a new environment that was not a medical appointment to discuss her posterior cortical atrophy felt good.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
It is distributed throughout the body but occurs in the highest concentration in the posterior salivary glands.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
Those who just want to dangle their legs and keep their posteriors affixed for the entire run, though, can still see through the clear water, especially when migrating over to pockets of shade from the trees lining either bank.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Anterior-posterior is the forward-backward force, which measures the acceleration or braking that occurs while running.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posterior
Adjective
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And there was a lot of reluctance to do away with the rear screen.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Investigators said the Jeep’s rear door was damaged and opened during the crash, ejecting a juvenile girl.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Taurasi played with Staley on the 2004 Olympic team and for her as an assistant and head coach, on subsequent Olympic teams, as did Bird.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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Missing from this list are live albums that were recorded in 1976 but did not come out until subsequent years.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mullins was emotional and a few tears dampened his cheeks.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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Try popping on the Jet Lag eye patches or dabbing some Blush Butter Balm onto your cheeks and not feel a deep urge to take a stroll along an LA boardwalk.—
Sarah Hoffmann,
Allure,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Couples expressed sympathy for Woods, sharing his own experience with back pain, but for some of Woods’ peers, that sympathy is qualified with a caveat.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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The team listed forward Sam Hauser (lower back spasms) as available after initially deeming him questionable before the Knicks matchup.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The car was full of suitcases, and his father was sitting in the front seat, scrolling on his phone.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The 1,400-year-old artifact was recently found in the ancient city of Hippos, a prominent bishop's seat during the Byzantine era, according to a March 30 press release shared with Fox News Digital.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Pressure to meet those expectations sometimes resulted in staff falsely recording group notes, said Hager and Beckie Rose-Bowman, who was initially a client at ARC and later director of Riverplace, a 120-bed ARC facility in Pikeville, which has since closed.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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The package also features an online submission form, inviting readers to share their own favorite titles, which will be published online at a later date.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Get the snake started into the bag tail first.—
Dr. C. E. Kuschel,
Outdoor Life,
9 Apr. 2026
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Abergel left the lengths loose, descending from the base of the twist like the tail of a ponytail, and styled them in soft waves that spilled down just past Kidman's shoulders.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Coach told us to be first one to the ball and to make those 50/50 plays, to do it on a bum ankle but still being able to give it my all and leave everything there for my teammates.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Its silhoutte is relaxed but still makes sure to flatter your bum.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
24 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Posterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posterior. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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