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posterior

[po-steer-ee-er, poh-] / pɒˈstɪər i ər, poʊ- /




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To offset that, he pays extra attention to strengthening the posterior, or back, chain of their bodies.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 1, 2026

Research has shown that the premotor and posterior parietal cortices, along with the temporoparietal junction, are active in the brain when we are locating or thinking about ourselves.

From Salon May 26, 2025

Dr. Keith Meister performed the surgery in Arlington, Texas, to repair what Hollander described as a small tear in the posterior of Brash’s ulnar collateral ligament.

From Seattle Times May 10, 2024

Not since Jarvis Cocker waved his posterior at Michael Jackson has the Brits seen such depravity.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2024

I should record them for posterity—a word I only recently learned means the people who come after you in history, not your rear end, which is your posterior.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

It's not just about red boxes and posteriors on the seats of government cars.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Today, those same simulated posteriors are essential to making sure new sensors are in good working order.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

The legion resulting posteriors may protrude into the seawater through natural holes in the sponge and amble along its surface.

From Scientific American Aug. 8, 2021

This from someone who refers to his players’ posteriors as “tails” — as in, “They practiced their tails off this week.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2019

I waxed old in misery and disgrace, having only one-half of my posteriors, and always remembering I was a Pope's daughter.

From Candide by Voltaire




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