- present participle of posture.
posturing
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There comes a time when one extols cinema’s virtues so fiercely that it feels like posturing.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
By throwing a naive character into this environment, what were you aiming to expose about the difference between posturing around these subcultures and the lived reality of them?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
"This isn't about political posturing," Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, a Republican, said Monday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
As a signal to markets that Tokyo’s limited tools are less limited than they look, it is shrewd posturing at no cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
I’m not afraid: That’s really all I wanted to be able to say, and to say it without posturing.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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