2
: having a mind especially of a specified kind or concerned with a specified thing
—usually used in combination
narrow-minded
health-minded
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in most David vs. Goliath contests, people are generally minded to side with the underdog
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Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
Dua Lipa continued her tradition of performing geographic-minded covers during the singer’s visit to Chicago this weekend, bringing out Windy City native Chaka Khan on Friday before performing an Earth, Wind & Fire classic on Saturday.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
By David Remnick On the morning after Labor Day, Anna Wintour, who has been the editor-in-chief of American Vogue for the past thirty-seven years, gathered her staff and, with a sense of occasion and pride, handed over the job to a sharp, funny, and independent-minded protégé named Chloe Malle.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
The actor who lets loose the most on The Studio is Kravitz, who sheds her cool-girl persona for something much more neurotic and career-minded.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minded. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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minded
adjective
mind·ed
ˈmīn-dəd 
1
: having a specified kind of mind
narrow-minded
2
: greatly interested in something specified
bargain-minded customers
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