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The Latin verb ponere, meaning "to put" or "to place," had a role in putting quite a few English terms into place, including component, dispose, expose, impose, oppose, posit, position, positive, postpone, and, yes, posture. The past participle of ponere—positus—gave Latin the noun positura, which has the same meaning as the English noun posture. Positura passed through Italian and Middle French and was finally adopted by English speakers as posture in the late 16th century. The verb posture later developed from the noun, finding its place in English at around the midpoint of the 17th century.
Examples of posture in a Sentence
Mallory Creveling, Health, 19 June 2024
Wilson’s upright posture and outward gaze — peering in the opposite direction of the sign’s blue arrow — subtly signify defiance.
—Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
Often, these initiatives — including those addressing issues like racial equality and climate consciousness — are short-lived, leading progressive advocates to argue that such efforts are simply posturing.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 20 June 2024
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“Posture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/posture. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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