posterior
Example Sentences
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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
As a parent, the first time I saw one of my sons talk out of their posterior on a subject they knew nothing about, I laughed.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025
Not since Jarvis Cocker waved his posterior at Michael Jackson has the Brits seen such depravity.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024
The DMN and the posterior insula are involved in how people sense their body, the sense of self and their internal reflections.
From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 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
Vocabulary lists containing posterior
G.1: Principles of Geography (Sources 1–14)
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Animals (Zoology) - Middle School
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UCPS 6th Grade Roots List #7
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