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
Dressed in an eye-catching ensemble that perfectly highlighted her bold style, Eva glided down the runway, serving face and fierce attitude.
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
Narcissists are known for their sense of entitlement, self-centeredness, superiority complex, and condescending attitude toward others.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Her identity is confined to her attitude, her steely spikes of hair a warning not to get too close.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
What Gen Z’s relationship to retail investment as a means of accumulating wealth means for their attitude toward the labor market remains to be seen.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
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Shelby Stewart, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
Narcissists are known for their sense of entitlement, self-centeredness, superiority complex, and condescending attitude toward others.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Her identity is confined to her attitude, her steely spikes of hair a warning not to get too close.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
What Gen Z’s relationship to retail investment as a means of accumulating wealth means for their attitude toward the labor market remains to be seen.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attitude
Noun
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That belief shapes her stance on AI as a thinking partner, as a collaborator rather than a competitor.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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While Wall Street seems to live and die on the slightest hints about the Federal Reserve’s rate stance, Chair Jerome Powell doesn’t think the tech giants behind the AI boom will be swayed by incremental moves in monetary policy.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Trump’s quiet posture in Virginia is not new.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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Besides promoting pain-free movement, building your back muscles strengthens the supporting muscles that aid in posture and stability.—
Leoni Jesner,
Health,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Attitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attitude. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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