posterior
adjective
situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
posteriors
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pluralof posterior.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Today, those same simulated posteriors are essential to making sure new sensors are in good working order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Those lucky enough to have got their posteriors on the leather seats of ministerial cars all know the situation is bad.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2023
Radke examines the bustle, popularized in 1868, a rare historic moment when women opted to increase the appearance of their posteriors to “create the desired gluteal lump.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2022
This from someone who refers to his players’ posteriors as “tails” — as in, “They practiced their tails off this week.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2019
His bare posteriors when they found, Loud laughter shook the benches round; Nor could the fox without a tail To introduce the mode prevail.
From Aesop, in Rhyme Old Friends in a New Dress by Marmaduke Park
