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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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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
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
The Yankees later announced Fried was dealing with left elbow posterior soreness and will undergo testing on Thursday in New York.
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Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
The car’s most eye-catching feature is arguably its tapered posterior.
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Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
A little while later, the Yankees announced that Fried exited with left elbow posterior soreness.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
The Yankees later announced Fried was dealing with left elbow posterior soreness and will undergo testing on Thursday in New York.
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Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
Noun
The attached marathon seasons, compressed offseasons and challenging schedules that came with that stature also included generally being relegated to the posterior of the draft.
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Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
The car’s most eye-catching feature is arguably its tapered posterior.
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Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posterior
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The vehicle sustained major rear damage and the front right tire struck the road’s curb.
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In addition, the rear brake lever has been repositioned to be more accessible than before.
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Just south of the circle, subsequent construction of the Icon Miami complex, though, destroyed extensive additional evidence of Tequesta occupation in the bedrock, including scores of holes likely dug for wooden dwelling support posts.
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In the subsequent months, 18-year-old Tim Weah and Antonee Robinson, 20, broke through.
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Ironically, though, her flushed and rosy cheeks were created with two shades of the Beauty Pie Supercheek Cream Blush — one of which was in her iconic color palette, while the other was actually — gasp!
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His cheeks and hands were flushed pink with blood beneath the skin.
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Other opponents generally feel compelled to drop an extra player into the back line, forming a back five against Japan’s front five — as the Netherlands did, with Frenkie de Jong dropping in from midfield.
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The paths through the bush are infested with these ticks, as are many back yards.
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In a later post on Telegram, Klitschko said Kyiv also came under ballistic missile attack, with five people injured in one of the central districts.
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If the first eight steps, rising amid the site’s oak and maple trees, can be viewed as his birth and boyhood in the state, those at the summit reflect his later years of anguish and trial.
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Then there’s heated handlebars and seats, floorboards, highway pegs, brake and gear-lever pads, heel-shifter, and the King Tour-Pak, like the Street Glide Limited above.
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As of July 2, some of the best resale seats for marquee knockout matches were listed for roughly $20,000 on StubHub.
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The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water.
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Some common options for hanging pots include succulents like burro's tail or string of pearls, trailing lantana, and trailing verbena.
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Sometimes there is a fine line between being a hero or a bum, but Dave has been able to negotiate that line, because players trust him, and the players know that Dave cares about them and their families.
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Designed with a plunging neckline, modest bum coverage, and compressive fabric with UPF 50 sun protection, the elegant silhouette offers rich-girl vacation energy that could easily double as a bodysuit with shorts.
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“Posterior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posterior. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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