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pos·tur·ing [ˈpɒstʃərɪŋ, Am ˈpɑ:stʃɚ-] N no pl pej

posturing
Gehabe nt pej
posturing
Getue nt pej
intellectual posturing
macho posturing
Machogehabe nt pej

II . pos·ture [ˈpɒstʃəʳ, Am ˈpɑ:stʃɚ] VB intr pej

ˈlo·tus pos·ture N no pl

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

intellectual posturing
macho posturing

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Hypocritical anti-commercial posturing, even as you're raking it in?
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They usually establish dominance by sound and physical posturing, although fighting does occur.
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What fans saw as whimsies of a genius, others treated as cheap posturing aiming to impress.
en.wikipedia.org
Banks also immersed herself in her character's world-weary posturing and depression, after failing to save a jumper on a previous assignment.
news.nationalpost.com
Or will he live up to his posturing as an anticorruption enforcer and conduct an honest-to-goodness investigation?
opinion.inquirer.net
Opponents of interracial cooperation used varied tactics, from newspaper editorials to political posturing to violence, in order to express their point of view.
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That's when everyone finally saw the unprincipled rat who masked his cowardice and corruptibility with bluster and macho posturing.
www.salon.com
The clear appearance of symptoms such as rigidity, writhing motions or abnormal posturing appear as the disorder progresses.
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The easeful fidelity of his style has militated against his reputation in these somewhat posturing times.
en.wikipedia.org
Here the patients are variously staring, sitting, posturing, wrestling, grimacing or disciplining themselves.
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