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 on the Web As with views of fascism, attitudes on the candidates' truth-telling, pandering and avoiding explanations are strongly tied to partisanship and ideology. Gary Langer, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024 For instance, one 2019 study found that advertisements that include analogous color schemes induce the most positive attitudes. Shelby Deering, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2024 The polling Galston cites has no data on historical shifts in the attitudes of Asian voters, but there were only 8.8 million of us in 1994. Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 In order for a movie or TV show to affect a person’s attitudes, Budnick notes, people actually need to see it first. Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for attitude 

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“Attitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attitude. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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