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
An Anti-Defamation League report says colleges and universities have improved protections for Jewish students but also cited a persistence in anti-Jewish attitudes.
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Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
There has long been a clash of cultures, of attitudes, and basketball supremacy.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Needless to say, the allegation came less than a year after the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer and brought a racial justice lens to public attitudes to the couple's rift with the Monarchy.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
That poll is a stark indicator of shifting attitudes.
—Roger Sherman, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
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Peter Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
There has long been a clash of cultures, of attitudes, and basketball supremacy.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Needless to say, the allegation came less than a year after the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer and brought a racial justice lens to public attitudes to the couple's rift with the Monarchy.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
That poll is a stark indicator of shifting attitudes.
—Roger Sherman, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attitude
Noun
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The wide body moldings and bold stance give the compact crossover a surprisingly aggressive appearance.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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While House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has yet to take a stance on the deal, several of his top lieutenants have praised it.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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The addition of Tomahawk cruise missiles, which are long-range strike-capable weapons, represents a measured change in Japan’s defense posture, prompting neighboring countries to monitor developments more closely.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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Even before those strikes, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had warned that Tehran was prepared to shift its nuclear posture.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Attitude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attitude. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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