1
as in rear
being at or in the part of something opposite the front part
the chapel's posterior location in the church serves to make it a quiet retreat
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2
as in subsequent
being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else
artifacts dating from a posterior historical period
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as in cheeks
the part of the body upon which someone sits
the baseball players were always slapping one another on the posterior
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Recent Examples of posterior
Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Healing fracture to the right eighth posterior rib.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
And then there was the rising popularity in the twenty-tens of Brazilian butt lifts, signalling the hastening shift of America’s erotic focus from the bosom to the posterior.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The posterior tibial artery on the inner ankle. Find a pulse point on your body and apply a cold compress or ice pack to one or all of them for 10-15 minutes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 20 June 2025
Healing fracture to the right eighth posterior rib.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
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And the hitters were not the only ones who bore witness to Hedges’ posterior.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
And then there was the rising popularity in the twenty-tens of Brazilian butt lifts, signalling the hastening shift of America’s erotic focus from the bosom to the posterior.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posterior
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Don't worry, Hyundai is launching a new line of N Performance parts, enabling buyers to swap on a positively massive rear wing that follows the trend of gooseneck mounting, a design popularized by modern GT racing.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
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Deployed at anchor, this rear extension features water toys, personal watercraft, seabobs and a pool with protective netting for ocean swims.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Even without Trump’s commentary the decision is still finely balanced given a cut may come at the subsequent meeting.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Police in Scotland are making significant preparations in anticipation of the President’s visit and the subsequent protests set to take place.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
21 July 2025
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An older woman, a friend of my mother’s (my mother was also a teacher at the school), walked over and pinched my cheeks, first one and then the other, as an adult might do to an infant.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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With her hands clasped to the sides of her face, the well-to-do woman is said to have demonstrated her request by lifting the corners of her mouth and cheeks.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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Indeed, this right was a major issue for NHL players in their recent CBA negotiations with the league after a dispute between Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres concerning treatment for a neck and back injury.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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But a back injury limited him during his third season, in 2009, and his shoulder failed him in 2010.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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After gently capturing the gull in a pillowcase, Shaffer affixed a small, lightweight GPS tracking device to her tail, reports SFGate’s Amanda Bartlett.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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There was this sentiment in the air off the tail of these Forever shows.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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The company eliminated middle seat bookings and waived change fees, despite that no doubt affecting the bottom line.—
Philip A. Nardone,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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And there is a major backlog there, with long waits for seats.—
Sharon DeVivo,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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The deal comes as investor interest in AI code writing startups is running at fever pitch after Google spoiled OpenAI’s takeover of Windsurf by poaching key execs in a $2.4 billion deal announced this week, with the rump of the company bought by rival Cognition.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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According to Interior Wildlife, the porcupine's rump was the only spot rescuers could reach through the plane's small window opening.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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“Posterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posterior. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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