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. Nancy Pelosi:

   Political posturing, looking for leverage in the 11th hour, trying to get exactly what you want in a bill, that's all pretty much standard operating procedure.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Willie Flowers:

   This is just political posturing that nobody needs right now, if the governor's going to do something, he should with his power as governor look at the many broken systems based on the same type of vitriol, contempt, hatred, that caused the murders of these gentlemen. Every system that has been broken, as the governor of Maryland, he alone can change all of it.

5. John Carey:

   I'm inclined to think we'll reach some agreements and move forward... but certainly there's a lot of posturing and positioning, and it can be a little nerve-racking for investors who are wondering which companies and which countries might be affected and how.