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
Disturbed by the victim-blaming attitude of the domestic media, Nagahisa has set out to create a portrait of the Tōyoko community from their own perspectives.
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Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
But there was a deeper, more substantive reason for the shift in his attitude.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
But sometime in 2024, Shirley Dunn, Shrone’s mother, noticed that her daughter’s attitude toward school began to change.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Extra self-work and self-care can help to keep your attitude strong.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
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Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
But there was a deeper, more substantive reason for the shift in his attitude.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
But sometime in 2024, Shirley Dunn, Shrone’s mother, noticed that her daughter’s attitude toward school began to change.
—April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Extra self-work and self-care can help to keep your attitude strong.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attitude
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Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs argued Brady’s role as a sports network broadcaster — not just a Patriots icon — explains his neutral stance.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Bad Bunny's political stance on issues affecting Puerto Rico, specifically, and the Latino community has been firm since the start.—
Pamela Avila,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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But their deployment, marauding the streets of American communities, operating with military posture and lethal force, supersedes that mission and strikes at the heart of constitutional governance.—
Larry Pino,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, its electronic warfare suite readies missiles capable of both active and passive jamming, signalling a transition from monitoring to full electronic countermeasure posture as the situation develops around the vessel, the South China Morning Post reported.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Attitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attitude. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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