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 Kameron Warren, Fern Creek High School: Kameron, a senior, always comes in with the best can-do attitude. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2024 More the attitude of a future composer and DJ than that of a pop star. Mathias Döpfner, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024 With an off-kilter tone and a dexterous, irreverent attitude toward religious fervor, Leach explores a range of topics, including vegetarianism, contemporary Christian music, and teaching English classes in Paraguay. The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024 This attitude would seem to bear itself out in Mabel’s acceptance of her husband’s verbal and sometimes physical abuse. Christina Newland, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 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 8 Sep. 2024.

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