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noun

Definition of poisesnext
plural of poise
as in stances
a general way of holding the body the woman's poise suggested that she was accustomed to having her wishes carried out promptly and without question

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poises

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verb

present tense third-person singular of poise
1
as in fortifies
to prepare (oneself) mentally or emotionally the disgraced business executive poised herself for the difficult press conference

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as in hovers
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air the falcon poised in the air for an instant before diving to attack its prey

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  1. stances
  2. hovers
  3. braces
  4. floats
  5. attitudes
Noun
  • While many Silicon Valley leaders espoused pro-Democrat views especially during the Obama years, Sacks became increasingly vocal in his conservative stances, especially around the Russia-Ukraine war and fighting censorship on tech platforms.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Tangent Sanders’ comment about Kennedy is a rare instance of a senior Democratic leader praising one of the health secretary nominee’s stances.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of stances
Verb
  • Microchip’s stock-market value or worth on Wall Street has fallen but still hovers around $32 billion.
    Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Today, the combined population of the Indian subcontinent’s three most affected vulture species hovers around a mere 20,000.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of hovers
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  • Taipei/Hong Kong CNN — Multiple formations of Chinese naval and coast guard vessels are moving in waters around the Taiwan Strait and the Western Pacific, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Monday, as the island braces for potential military drills by Beijing.
    Wayne Chang, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Videos from overnight into Friday showed hundreds of vehicles lining the highway out of Homs, as the city braces for violence that may come during clashes between the rebels and the regime.
    Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of braces
Verb
  • The Pistons’ star floats to the corner for a wide-open three.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The camera now floats just behind the character’s head, depicting work and home, love stories and painful reunions, fleeting observations and a reckoning with the past, as if from two points of view simultaneously—one visual and one spectral, bringing absence to life along with presence.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of floats
Noun
  • This debate will change if—and only if public attitudes change.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The study also probed specific attitudes and portrayals of Orthodox Jews.
    William Earl, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of attitudes
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