Thesaurus results for BODY LANGUAGES

body languages

noun

plural of body language

as in attitudes

movements or positions of the body that express a person's thoughts or feelings We could tell from his body language that he was nervous.

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The survey does not isolate young men or measure political attitudes.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Those figures describe guest attitudes at the time, not necessarily current preferences.

— Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of attitudes

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Mogwai, who would make their debut the year after Beat was released and with whom Bowery Electric would share a bill, would crouch in similarly unassuming and tense postures and use them to spring out and scare the bejeezus out of people.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Alice and Gemma really don’t seem to get along, and neither seems inclined to back down from their hostile postures.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of postures

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The future of data center opposition With Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial election coming up next month, candidates’ stances on data center development could further scramble traditional partisan divides.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Governments around the world are hardening their AI stances as more agentic hacks breach critical systems.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of stances

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Ole Miss receivers won against the Tigers in single-high coverage the first half, and continued to do so against two-deep looks in the second half.

— PJ Green October 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
This week’s best beauty looks were a little nostalgic and very playful.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026

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