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posterior

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




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"The depression and the anxiety I've had from this stupid decision to try and alter my posterior, it just wasn't worth it," she said.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

When strength training later in life, more attention must be paid to building strength around the joints, Herbert says, and strengthening the posterior, or back, chain of the body.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 27, 2025

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

A team of international researchers, led by UC San Francisco, has completed the first large-scale study of posterior cortical atrophy, a baffling constellation of visuospatial symptoms that present as the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily Jan. 23, 2024

He plumped his large posterior onto the lavatory pan.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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

Those lucky enough to have got their posteriors on the leather seats of ministerial cars all know the situation is bad.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2023

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

“They kicked our ass,” Texas Coach Tom Herman, then the offensive coordinator at Ohio State, recalled this past summer, but they just did not kick it in the way other posteriors have gotten kicked lately.

From Washington Post Nov. 12, 2017

So I, when I am ready to go beside myself, stick my head into a story-book, as the ostrich with her bush; let fate and fortune meantime belabour my posteriors at their will.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson




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