attitudes

plural of attitude
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 The home is in a historic neighborhood that reflected post-World War II Los Angeles’ embrace of mid-century modern building design and mid-century, West Coast modern attitudes about race, class and equality. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026 The cast share the characters’ disparate attitudes toward queerness. Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026 The regulations issued in 2024 made many of those changes permanent, and more broadly, pushed clinics and state-level regulators to leave punitive, rigid attitudes in the past. Lev Facher, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026 Pew also surveyed public opinion about Israel in thirty-five other countries and found broadly negative attitudes toward Israel prevailing. Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 Since the middle of the twentieth century, societies around the globe have undergone a collective revolution in standards and attitudes towards obscenity and immorality. Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 Dehumanizing attitudes toward domestic and other foreign workers have been prevalent in the region for generations. Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Although Italy was arguably more prolific in this area, the freewheeling attitudes of Hong Kong film studios in that industry’s golden era meant that unofficial sequels were not uncommon there, either. Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026 Chertok said despite efforts to change attitudes, many of her fellow doctors still view people experiencing these disorders with suspicion. Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • My understanding is that -- is that Francesca Hong has made clear her present stances to her electorate.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Despite its conservative theological stances, the ACK has been among the African Anglican provinces to expand women’s leadership.
    Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This meant moving outside of the traditional tableau of White House photojournalism—an orator on a pedestal—to show members of the press in postures of alertness or repose.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
  • Maintain two separate experiences with different compliance postures, or elevate the entire platform to meet the higher standard.
    Vishal Saxena, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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“Attitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attitudes. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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