to posture
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4.3
- verb
- /ˈpɑːstʃər/
:
posar
- And at that point, there was no information and there were no threat streams to indicate that we were insufficiently postured.
Examples
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I would say adopt the posture of someone who is passionate.
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-We are postured for -a show of force at this time.
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There was no information, and there were no threat streams to indicate that we were insufficiently postured.
Blog text (33) -
What I can tell you is that security in Benghazi included a local guard force outside of the compound on which we rely, which is similar to the way we are postured all over the world.
Blog text (33) -
They strut and posture.
Fiction book (1997) -
Answer: Well, again, I'm not going to get into the specifics of how we were postured in terms of security at our mission in Benghazi beyond what I said.
Blog text (33) -
During the photoshoot, she decided to posture elegantly in her new dress.
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The group began to posture playfully, striking poses for their friends to capture.
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He always knows how to posture confidently when he is presenting to an audience.
Synonyms
159
2.5
To put something in a particular place carefully
109
3.8
To hold a position for a picture
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5.9
To pose and remain still so an artist can make your portrait
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4.1
To show clothes by standing or moving for photos
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4.8
To hold something in a steady, balanced position
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7.6
To stand or sit as someone in charge orders
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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7.3
The state of a country's armed forces, their strength and ability to fight
How Deliberate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Posture comes from Latin ponere 'to place' and is like the word pose, which means to put your body in a certain way, so to posture for a photograph or an artist is to place and hold your body in a particular position.