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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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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
Anita C. Chandrasekaran, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
Interestingly, the brain also showed activity in areas related to understanding others and social cognition—such as the posterior superior temporal sulcus and the temporal regions—which might explain why good friendships often involve such a high level of empathy and understanding.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2023
The Mondo mountain of a male, 32 Chunk, proved his prominent posterior was worthy of a whopping win (Chin up, Chunk).
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2023
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Adjective
Pain in the back (posterior) portion of the knee is relatively common.
—Anita C. Chandrasekaran, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
Interestingly, the brain also showed activity in areas related to understanding others and social cognition—such as the posterior superior temporal sulcus and the temporal regions—which might explain why good friendships often involve such a high level of empathy and understanding.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Roughly a year after BMW caused widespread outrage/mirth by starting to charge customers in some markets $18 a month to warm their posteriors, the German automaker has done a U-turn.
—Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2023
The Mondo mountain of a male, 32 Chunk, proved his prominent posterior was worthy of a whopping win (Chin up, Chunk).
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2023
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However, the rifle is equipped with fiber optic front and rear sights as well.Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Front and rear electric drive modules can provide a 0-60 mph time of 4.4 seconds.Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
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Instead, the pontiff is making a landmark visit during the subsequent weekend to the French island of Corsica.Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 29 Nov. 2024
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Colman has not been involved in subsequent run-throughs, but that doesn’t rule out her possible involvement in the West End.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
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What’s more, the pomades and powders can be used to sculpt the cheeks, fill in the brows, or line and color the lips.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2024
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Compared to a mask that’s gotten a lot of use, a fresh one will fit more snugly around the nose, cheeks, and chin and, in turn, catch particles more effectively.Korin Miller, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2024
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Fleur-de-lis designs are featured on the inside back neck and hem loop labels to honor the city of St. Louis.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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This is what begins to happen in the back half of the season.Max Gao, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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That was fine with Bronson, a construction company owner, who wanted tails.Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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More than 40,000 giraffe parts—including giraffe skin, bone, hair and tails— were imported into the U.S. between 2006 and 2016 to create goods like pillows, boots, knife handles and other products, according to the Humane Society.Ty Roush, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The new record, with women holding 49% of legislative seats, marks a vast increase over the last decade.Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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After Gaetz resigned his House seat to take the Trump administration job, House Republicans moved to block release of the report.Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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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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Like other Thomson’s gazelles, Cobbler also has a white patch on his rump extending underneath his tail, distinguishing him from the larger Grant’s gazelle, whose white patch extends above the tail.Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
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Administrative bloat already threatens to turn the professoriate into a university rump; a case like this, in which one aggrieved actor plays to the refs of not merely the managerial bureaucracy but of the state itself, only further undermines the necessary defense of academic autonomy.Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Posterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posterior. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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