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
Jakob Roze, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Some essential moves include: Deadlifts—strengthens the posterior chain and teaches how to lift weights from the floor without damaging the back.
—Violeta Valdés, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
And the hitters were not the only ones who bore witness to Hedges’ posterior.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The posterior chain is the muscles on the entire backside of your body, including your hamstrings, glutes, and lower back muscles.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Some essential moves include: Deadlifts—strengthens the posterior chain and teaches how to lift weights from the floor without damaging the back.
—Violeta Valdés, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
Anterior-posterior is the forward-backward force, which measures the acceleration or braking that occurs while running.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
And the hitters were not the only ones who bore witness to Hedges’ posterior.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posterior
Adjective
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Those who need more range and strength for mixed terrain benefit from the Ausom L2 Max Dual Motor E-scooter, engineered with dual 1000W motors and advanced front and rear rocker-arm suspension.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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That should mean much faster boarding on the new electric buses — including from the front and rear doors, which are level with the elevated station platforms.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rollins' injury and the subsequent implosion of the faction appeared to put Theory's return back on hold.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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James' later videos investigated if the Group 7's initial virality had any affect on users being served her subsequent posts.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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The first-ever Fat Squirrel Week was more than just a battle of chubby cheeks and full bellies — it was also designed to engage Texans with their local parks and wildlife.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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The chestnut color harmonizes perfectly with her skin tone, as well as her makeup in rosy berry tones on both lips and cheeks.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Starting place kicker Matt Gay was ruled out for the primetime contest with a back injury, clearing the way for the addition of veteran kicker Matthew Wright.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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The flatter, lighter option is great for back sleepers or those who tuck their arms underneath their pillow.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
28 Oct. 2025
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But despite how intertwined the two appear in the photo, Masi writes, the coiling afterglow of the meteor is actually quite far from the tail of Comet Lemmon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Near the tail-end of NFL Week 8, the Green Bay Packers humbled Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, 35-25.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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By the 1970s, Colma's western edge attracted car dealerships and later big box stores, a rail transit station and apartments.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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The portrait of Depardieu that Ferrara gives is the last in Scene’s gallery of fellow addicts, beginning with the author’s immediate family and continuing with his later friends and collaborators, quite a few of whom come to unhappy ends.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is the kind of player that gets people out of their seats.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The director of the Louvre in Paris took the hot seat on Wednesday, answering questions from lawmakers amid mounting criticism over apparent security lapses that enabled thieves to pull off Sunday's brazen daylight heist of more than $100 million in jewels from the museum's ornate Apollo Gallery.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Bill got his second deer, and hurt his bum knee while packing out the animal.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Posterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posterior. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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