as in willing
having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action)
in most David vs. Goliath contests, people are generally minded to side with the underdog
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as in listened
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing
you'll be in big trouble if you don't straighten up and mind
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as in remembered
chiefly dialect
to bring back to mind
I seem to mind such a tale from way back
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as in obeyed
to act according to the commands of
tell the children to mind the babysitter
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as in noticed
to be cautious of or on guard against
mind the slippery steps
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as in cared
to have an interest or concern for
don't mind him; he's always complaining
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as in watched
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
the salesperson will mind the store while the manager goes out to lunch
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as in noted
to take notice of and be guided by
mind the instructions that appear at the top of the first page of the exam
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Recent Examples of minded
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Like Patek herself, the clip is a playful, indie-minded depiction of that one promising opportunity in a sea of bad dates.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The first rescue comes just hours after his birth, when a justice-minded little girl named Fern Arable (Natalie Chan) intervenes to keep her farmer dad (a rather stiff Tom Everett Scott) from killing the runt he figures will never amount to anything.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Like Patek herself, the clip is a playful, indie-minded depiction of that one promising opportunity in a sea of bad dates.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
Not that anyone would have minded more music — certainly not Weir.
—Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
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Democrats and Republicans in Congress have been playing the blame game this week, accusing the other of not being willing to negotiate.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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One can make the case that many voters are also willing to be selective in their vision—the right’s defense of free speech gathered steam despite the Republican Party suffering from even more seemingly intractable internal contradictions on the issue.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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According to Luminate, Spanish is the second most-listened to language in music, by far, with 24% of American music listeners consuming music in Spanish (French trails in third place at 8%).—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
8 Oct. 2025
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There, Black Charlotteans danced and listened to live performances from the likes of Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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Simone Kjolsrud remembered her daughter for being adventurous and someone who enjoyed being outdoors or playing the violin and cello.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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But that is the essence of postseason baseball, what makes these events so dramatic, and why the players who perform in those moments get paid and get remembered.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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And just like the existence of a black hole’s event horizon results in the creation of Hawking radiation, the existence of a cosmological horizon must also — if the same laws of physics are to be obeyed — create radiation.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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The fans obeyed and there was absolute silence until Putellas’s shot, which ended up too central and was stopped by Hannah Hampton.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Dark skies With the fire burning, Blossom of Medstar, noticed the morning's sun disappeared.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Hiro noticed Kerr had a big one on his right ear and a smaller one on his left ear.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Would a guy have cared less about what people were saying about them?—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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In that role, Broder still cared deeply about the business.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Once, during a farewell party for a beloved employee, guests watched a tiramisu flip over all on its own.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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For more than a decade, The Valley Neighborhood Association leader Jay Napoleon has watched as the site now home to Elanco became the next big redevelopment project after the GM factory was demolished in 2013.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Color and bold floral prints are also in play, while buyers noted a return to structure, shape, and femininity — peplums, twisted tailoring, delicate lace, and transparency were all key trends.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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To confirm the match, the team carefully aligned the Hubble and JWST images using 36 stars visible in both datasets as reference points, ensuring that every pixel corresponded to the same spot in the sky, the study noted.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minded. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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