2
: having a mind especially of a specified kind or concerned with a specified thing
—usually used in combination
narrow-minded
health-minded
Examples of minded in a Sentence
in most David vs. Goliath contests, people are generally minded to side with the underdog
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
To Hopkins, a successful superintendent will set and implement an equity-minded vision for the department, equip staff with the resources to see it through and both understand and build on prior successes.
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Trump threatens to pull Boebert endorsement, calls congresswoman ‘weak minded’ over Massie support.
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Alonso takes this opportunity to shake things up — albeit in a rigorously subtle fashion that will excite his experimentally-minded followers and likely alienate those interested in more traditional narratives.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
To Hopkins, a successful superintendent will set and implement an equity-minded vision for the department, equip staff with the resources to see it through and both understand and build on prior successes.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
Trump threatens to pull Boebert endorsement, calls congresswoman ‘weak minded’ over Massie support.
—FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Alonso takes this opportunity to shake things up — albeit in a rigorously subtle fashion that will excite his experimentally-minded followers and likely alienate those interested in more traditional narratives.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 16 May 2026
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“Minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minded. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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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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