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claims that the country's defense posture is weak
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Recent Examples of postures
The settling of chairs subsided, people shifted into comfortable postures, some laid out on the carpet.
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Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
These emotions have dominated cultural postures toward straight relationships since #MeToo, if not since the start of what Lora Kelley has referred to in this magazine as the era of the swipe.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
What do collecting old editions of Dungeons & Dragons monster manuals, securing the same tailgate spot for over 20 years and mastering yoga postures have in common?
—Emily Messina, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
From those images, the app creates a digital avatar of the athlete and simulates how different postures affect airflow and drag, variables critical to speedskating success.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
More than 15 pleas to adopt Valerio, showing him in playful postures such as playing fetch and posing in a sunflower hat, remain live on Instagram.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
To build their robot hand, the engineers began by creating a digital library of human hand grasp postures.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
The multi-adaptive seat belts can optimize themselves for different types of crash conditions, body types, and even driving postures.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026
This allows the head and neck to remain supported across different working and resting postures.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026
Sofia Zarran, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
These emotions have dominated cultural postures toward straight relationships since #MeToo, if not since the start of what Lora Kelley has referred to in this magazine as the era of the swipe.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
What do collecting old editions of Dungeons & Dragons monster manuals, securing the same tailgate spot for over 20 years and mastering yoga postures have in common?
—Emily Messina, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
From those images, the app creates a digital avatar of the athlete and simulates how different postures affect airflow and drag, variables critical to speedskating success.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
More than 15 pleas to adopt Valerio, showing him in playful postures such as playing fetch and posing in a sunflower hat, remain live on Instagram.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
To build their robot hand, the engineers began by creating a digital library of human hand grasp postures.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
The multi-adaptive seat belts can optimize themselves for different types of crash conditions, body types, and even driving postures.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026
This allows the head and neck to remain supported across different working and resting postures.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postures
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Rather than stake out any specific stances, Eddington convincingly depicts the confounding environment that its characters—and many of its audience members—are forced to interpret.—
Jake Pitre,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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The pair, who met in Oakland and eventually made their home in Mexico City, are openly activist in their stances, down to the political slogans on their restaurant napkins.—
Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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In situations of more extreme mental health issues, teens may not have the tools to navigate difficult feelings and instead, repress and compartmentalize their feelings as a way to cope.—
Staff Author,
Parents,
9 Mar. 2026
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These cuts contribute to deeper poverty, more crowded living situations and poor sanitation that create an ideal environment for the world’s deadliest disease, the Stanford researcher said.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The attitudes of Wyoming’s wildlife authorities appear to be shifting as well.—
Wendy Keefover,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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How this shapes political attitudes, empathy and prevention outcomes remains underexplored.—
Arnaud Kurze,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While beautiful at first, once all of the Instagram pictures were taken, the open-air space started to get old for me.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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In the other, a 9-year-old Khimberly held drawings and pictures for a school project.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Just days before Kpop Demon Hunters is expected to be golden at the Oscars, Netflix has closed deals for directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans to return for the sequel as part of a new, multi-year writing and directing pact.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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Trump has argued tariffs are crucial to the country for government funding and threatening to impose them as a way to pressure countries to reach trade deals and companies to manufacture their products in the United States.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Postures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postures. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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