Definition of posturenext
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as in situation
position with regard to conditions and circumstances claims that the country's defense posture is weak

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Recent Examples of posture That is a chain of very different tasks and different security postures. Venkata Pavan Kumar Gummadi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Biographers consistently credit her early ballet training—and later modeling career—with giving her the poise and effortless posture that became hallmarks of her style. Colleen Sullivan, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026 But when bracing becomes your default — forcefully tightening your abs during every exercise and throughout the day in pursuit of better posture or aesthetics — the strategy can backfire. Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Her advice for new players is to ease in, work on flexibility and posture and focus on good form. Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for posture
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posture
Noun
  • Talking policy stances to Iowa fairgoers eating pork chops on sticks.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The next four teams with the most points in the Premier League over that same decade have taken a very different stance, though.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Humanitarian intervention alone is unable to improve this dire situation.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The situation is fluid and Mangione could conceivably decide against pleading guilty between now and Friday.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The cast share the characters’ disparate attitudes toward queerness.
    Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
  • An infrared seeker helps identify the threat, while onboard divert and attitude controls steer the vehicle toward an intercept.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The fees for Morgan Rogers, Elliot Anderson, Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali total over £400m, with that quartet leaving behind talismanic status at their old sides to chase silverware at the traditional ‘Big Six’ teams.
    George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Manley, though, was more circumspect about Wasserman Schultz’s status as the favorite.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • That deal is said to cost £120 million, and the Mancunians need the Financial Fair Play leg room to pull it off.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • To even be able to cherry-pick a record this specific, Newcastle would have had to go out of their way to compile an exhaustive list of deals by age and position.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Posture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posture. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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