as in stances
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 attitudes
Friend and its advertisements, at the moment, can be better understood as installation art than as a business, a performance instead of a product—an attempt to prod public attitudes toward AI, but perhaps not direct them.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Levada Center simply documents public attitudes using statistics.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Kids crying u/DruncleMuncledelta A June 2023 survey conducted on behalf of travel site Kayak sheds light on broader attitudes.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The data, together with interviews with public health experts, underscore that skepticism around the COVID-19 vaccine has seeped into broader attitudes toward immunization, worsened by the spread of misinformation and disinformation.
—Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Separate data released Tuesday showed that the slowing labor market is also taking a toll on Americans’ attitudes toward the economy.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Freedom of expression and issues of self-censorship were leitmotifs of this year’s Zurich Summit, with execs discussing attacks on cultural pluralism and as well as attitudes to hot button films.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The results mark the first time more Americans have sided with the Palestinians since The New York Times first asked this question 27 years ago, in 1998, underscoring a sea change in public attitudes.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
And that change in perspective can lead to different attitudes toward creepy crawlies, the breeders said.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Levada Center simply documents public attitudes using statistics.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Kids crying u/DruncleMuncledelta A June 2023 survey conducted on behalf of travel site Kayak sheds light on broader attitudes.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The data, together with interviews with public health experts, underscore that skepticism around the COVID-19 vaccine has seeped into broader attitudes toward immunization, worsened by the spread of misinformation and disinformation.
—Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Separate data released Tuesday showed that the slowing labor market is also taking a toll on Americans’ attitudes toward the economy.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Freedom of expression and issues of self-censorship were leitmotifs of this year’s Zurich Summit, with execs discussing attacks on cultural pluralism and as well as attitudes to hot button films.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
The results mark the first time more Americans have sided with the Palestinians since The New York Times first asked this question 27 years ago, in 1998, underscoring a sea change in public attitudes.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
And that change in perspective can lead to different attitudes toward creepy crawlies, the breeders said.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attitudes
Noun
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Many of your viral clips lambast Republicans over their stances on everything from immigration to MAGA.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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The pop star has been more vocal in recent years about her political stances, including endorsing then-Vice President Kamala Harris in the most recent presidential election.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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In the studio, niche interests are exchanged for conformity and collective attention to breath and postures—at least on the surface.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
30 Sep. 2025
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Animals configure their faces and bodies in certain postures for practical reasons — for example, unsheathing their teeth before biting, widening their eyes for a panoramic view of danger, flattening their ears to protect them in a fight.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Attitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attitudes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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