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claims that the country's defense posture is weak
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Recent Examples of postures
And that’s also a place where those familiar postures — the brooding cowboy, the angsty writer — start to dissolve.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
Sachs films the pair in a variety of places and postures—sitting face to face in her living room, standing in the kitchen, lying down on her bed.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
The two sides, now locked into competitive postures, might also simply grow exasperated with each another and announce new trade restrictions out of the blue.
—Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Repetitive motions, awkward postures, and constant strain add up, often ending in costly musculoskeletal injuries that take weeks to heal.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
The cascade effect of those events has led to a palpable shift in corporate security postures, with a flood of new independent threat assessments and protective measures.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
In the studio, niche interests are exchanged for conformity and collective attention to breath and postures—at least on the surface.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
Animals configure their faces and bodies in certain postures for practical reasons — for example, unsheathing their teeth before biting, widening their eyes for a panoramic view of danger, flattening their ears to protect them in a fight.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The remains, which came from hunter-gatherer communities, were found in tightly crouched or squatting postures and appear to have been smoke-dried over fire before burial in a process of mummification, the researchers said.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
Sachs films the pair in a variety of places and postures—sitting face to face in her living room, standing in the kitchen, lying down on her bed.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2025
The two sides, now locked into competitive postures, might also simply grow exasperated with each another and announce new trade restrictions out of the blue.
—Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Repetitive motions, awkward postures, and constant strain add up, often ending in costly musculoskeletal injuries that take weeks to heal.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
The cascade effect of those events has led to a palpable shift in corporate security postures, with a flood of new independent threat assessments and protective measures.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
In the studio, niche interests are exchanged for conformity and collective attention to breath and postures—at least on the surface.
—Calin Van Paris, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
Animals configure their faces and bodies in certain postures for practical reasons — for example, unsheathing their teeth before biting, widening their eyes for a panoramic view of danger, flattening their ears to protect them in a fight.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
The remains, which came from hunter-gatherer communities, were found in tightly crouched or squatting postures and appear to have been smoke-dried over fire before burial in a process of mummification, the researchers said.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for postures
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Hochul should use her improving political fortune and growing public disdain for the president’s regressive stances to break away from Trumpian energy policies and restore New York’s clean energy leadership in the new year.—
Anshul Gupta,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Landlord efforts to dangle concessions in front of prospective tenants have helped to shove effective rents lower due to the aggressive stances of property owners that hunger for leasing deals.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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In many of these situations so far, neither state actors nor health care systems or providers want to shoulder responsibility.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The ruling left little hope for legal relief for Khan or for any Pakistani citizens who find themselves ensnared in similar situations.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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People incorrectly assumed others in their party held extreme views about wolves, and those assumptions in turn shaped their own attitudes toward the species.—
Justin Angle,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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The report reflects changing attitudes about health and new tools that Americans are increasingly relying upon to make meaningful improvements to their well-being.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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For the rest of her images, Kardashian modeled the see-through lace dress in various parts of the island paradise, also including some pictures that were just part of the scenery.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Like William Klein’s pictures, Roversi’s incorporate accidents, light flares, blur, even damage.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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Amazon’s deals section has tons of classic and flare leggings, all lined with toasty fleece to fend off the winter chill.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The brand’s End of Season Sale just got a refresh, and it’s filled with hundreds of deals on pieces for every occasion.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Postures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postures. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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