as in sense
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
most teenagers do not have the mentality to foresee the consequences of such risky behavior
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Recent Examples of mentality
For Maye to stay upright, the Patriots must major in movement throws, misdirection, a quick passing game and run-first mentality; schemes that can all offset a leaky offensive line.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Such a mentality is what yielded the NFL career Renfrow has had to date.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
Armas, a players’ coach obsessed with culture, was especially impressed by Aaronson’s mentality and mindset in various meetings before the signing.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
Maher’s body-positive mentality and irreverent sense of humor has long been on display on social media.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Such a mentality is what yielded the NFL career Renfrow has had to date.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2025
Armas, a players’ coach obsessed with culture, was especially impressed by Aaronson’s mentality and mindset in various meetings before the signing.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
Maher’s body-positive mentality and irreverent sense of humor has long been on display on social media.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentality
Noun
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This has for decades been underpinned by voluntary pricing agreements — voluntary in the sense that non-voluntary terms would have been worse — between the industry and the NHS.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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There is no sense of responsibility or critical assessment of the causes of the refusal to publish in Israel while the massacre continues.—
Uriel Kon
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Would any self-respecting show really risk insulting the viewer’s intelligence so flagrantly?—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Tariff anxieties continue to weigh on family office deal-making, which sunk in August by nearly 50% on a year-over-year basis, according to the private wealth intelligence platform.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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His daughter mirrored his parvenue of a wife, a woman beneath him not in station but rather in intellect, someone easily affected and prone to childlike ideas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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This survey does not measure intellect.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Whatever the reason behind the tradition may be, Swift and Mahomes were all smiles in the Dirty 30 photo as the WAGS prepare to head into football season together and cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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For those reasons and more, Rohl’s signing on a season-long loan, with a €20million obligation provided Everton avoid relegation, is intriguing.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Mentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentality. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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