posture
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- noun
- /ˈpɑːstʃər/
- Assuming a "build them and they will come" posture would be a fatal mistake.
- adopt a posture
- a defensive posture
- a public posture
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Watch on YouTubeSo yeah, that would be a powerful posture to purvey.
- So yeah, that would be a powerful posture to purvey.
- I mean, this kind of studied posture of staying in the shadows.
- But that's a certain posture that we have and there's certain ways that we talk.
- And now I'm starting to feel myself pulled into a wary posture.
- There's, you know, theory there and if you take that posture that every day I'm going to be better than the previous day.
- They become emotional psychological postures and they hide the truth of who we are.
- Own up to it and have the heart posture to be willing to change it and not walk in it.
- And I think you'll be surprised that if you just take a humble posture and you take a posture that is like, I'm here to learn, I'm here to listen.
- You don't know what truth is your grandstanding, navel gazing, incognizant moral posture if you call yourself a truth seeker.
- How should you be spending this time where you're young and you've got energy and you've got the most forward-looking posture you can have?
- And the proper posture of a scientist, I believe, is to find out what's really there independent of what people want.
- But if you take an extreme posture, how long can you go without eating?
- But I also, and this has to do with race, lost faith in the posture.
Examples
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Thus, health care is a critical issue for the overall strategic posture and effectiveness of U.S. military organizations.
Academic text (1992) -
In the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt did everything in his power to anger the Japanese, showing a posture of aggression.
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Own up to it and have the heart posture to be willing to change it and not walk in it.
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Despite its extended reach and appeal, the posture campaign remained focused on the nation's youth.
Academic text (2012) -
And so we maintain this posture of human exceptionalism.
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Even when they didn't exercise that right, the posture of ownership was there, informing their actions.
Fiction book (1999) -
There was a protective possessiveness to Beth's posture; a confidence that was lacking in Laura.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Worth noticing," Jacinta accepted the outstretched hands in the posture of possible friendship.
Fiction book (1999) -
Any quality performance begins with visual, nonverbal communication: gestures, posture, facial expressions, eye contact, and general appearance.
Academic text (1994) -
The team's posture towards climate change reflects a commitment to sustainability and innovation.
Synonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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The state of a country's armed forces, their strength and ability to fight
How Firm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Posture comes from the Latin idea positura from ponere 'to place' and is like position or pose, so a political or mental posture is a chosen 'position' or attitude someone takes.