posterior
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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
Dyeing poison frogs, Dendrobates tinctorius, have been shown to tap their posterior toes in response to a range of prey sizes, from small fruit flies to large crickets.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2024
Not since Jarvis Cocker waved his posterior at Michael Jackson has the Brits seen such depravity.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024
He plumped his large posterior onto the lavatory pan.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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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