Synonyms for posturing
pos·tur·ing

Princeton's WordNet

1. posturingnoun

   adopting a vain conceited posture

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1. List of paraphrases for "posturing":

   grandstanding, vanity

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1. Antony Blinken:

   We’ll be watching carefully to see what Russia actually does, we’ll of course make sure that in any event that we are posturing appropriately for the security of our own country and that of our allies, i think it matters that we continue to act responsibly in this area … it’s also something the rest of the world expect of us.

2. 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.

3. Michael Michaelides:

   Markets think we've seen this story before. People have got used to these kind of headlines. A lot of it is posturing and speaking to their own constituencies, most people think there will be a deal, although it's definitely not one way.

4. 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.

5. 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.