as in stance
a general way of holding the body
had the ramrod straight attitude of a man who had spent all of his life in the military
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Recent Examples of attitude
Yet despite its gung-ho attitude, San Diego’s record on housing has been spotty.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
The Leather Skirt A modern woman’s go-to, the leather skirt gives attitude in a sensible silhouette.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
Merrill — an actor who has appeared on Law & Order and Sex and the City — adopted a similar attitude towards his assault.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
There was no stopping her, and that’s the right attitude.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
The Leather Skirt A modern woman’s go-to, the leather skirt gives attitude in a sensible silhouette.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
Merrill — an actor who has appeared on Law & Order and Sex and the City — adopted a similar attitude towards his assault.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
There was no stopping her, and that’s the right attitude.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for attitude
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attitude
Noun
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But its opt-out stance on studios’ intellectual property faced immediate blowback from an array of Hollywood organizations, including talent agencies.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Anthropic has rebuked federal government efforts to preempt state-level oversight of AI — a notably different stance than that of OpenAI, which has pushed for less regulation.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My posture is better and my back doesn’t hurt as much.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
14 Oct. 2025
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The researchers noted that torsional loading is not as strongly associated with injury risk as vertical loading, but future work may explore whether improved stroller design or posture cues could mitigate those twisting forces.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Attitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attitude. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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