Definitions for posturing
pos·tur·ing

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1. posturingnoun

   adopting a vain conceited posture

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1. posturingnoun

   The assumption of an exaggerated pose or attitude.

2. posturingnoun

   The behaviour of some birds as a means of signalling etc.

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1. posturing

   Posturing refers to the act of behaving or speaking in a particular way with the aim of creating a certain impression or image. It often involves adopting attitudes or positions that are intended to impress, deceive, or mislead others. This may involve deliberate exaggeration or false representation of one's abilities, beliefs, or feelings.

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1. Posturing

   of Posture

Matched Categories

1. • Conceit

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Anagrams for posturing »

1. sprouting

2. outspring

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of posturing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of posturing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of posturing in a Sentence

1. Colin Reed:

   I think the Republican posturing toward Bob Mueller in primaries became sort of a litmus test as to who was the most pro-Trump candidate, i think as the primaries start to fade into the rear view mirror, it’s going to be less and less of an issue.

2. Matt Korda:

   Over the past several years,disarmamentefforts have largely stagnated. Every nuclear-armed country is currently in the midst of modernizing their nuclear arsenals. Many states are also reinvigorating or even expanding the role of nuclear weapons specifically tactical nuclear weapons in their military doctrines, meaning that nuclear-armed states are increasingly posturing themselves for nuclear warfighting, this could lower the threshold for nuclear use, and will therefore be a serious nuclear risk factor going forward.

3. Wendell Gilliard:

   There's going to be some political posturing and grandstanding.

4. Brandon Rees:

   Larry Fink’s letters demonstrate that leadership. We hope it's not all posturing.

5. Alexander Neill:

   We're a long way from anything like that yet, so I think what we are seeing is harder posturing that is part of a much broader propaganda effort underway on many fronts.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=posturing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Posturing
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posturing
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=posturing