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
People incorrectly assumed others in their party held extreme views about wolves, and those assumptions in turn shaped their own attitudes toward the species.
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Justin Angle, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
The report reflects changing attitudes about health and new tools that Americans are increasingly relying upon to make meaningful improvements to their well-being.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Showing little propulsive momentum at the index level and under the sway of wide dispersion among stocks and sectors, this churning phase has left investor positioning and attitudes shy of dangerous extremes.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Harnessing that determination and applying it to other aspects of your life is the essence of misfit attitudes.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Witkiewitz said changing attitudes about health are driving the decline.
—Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Dating is also becoming more challenging as a result of shifting attitudes towards emotional availability and vulnerability, said Hena Bryan in Glamour.
—Deeya Sonalkar, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
Even just sitting quietly at his side, the Irish actress conveys the healing power of human connection in several quietly profound scenes that course-correct his attitudes on life.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
These softening attitudes, however, are not equally shared among political parties.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
Justin Angle, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
The report reflects changing attitudes about health and new tools that Americans are increasingly relying upon to make meaningful improvements to their well-being.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Showing little propulsive momentum at the index level and under the sway of wide dispersion among stocks and sectors, this churning phase has left investor positioning and attitudes shy of dangerous extremes.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Harnessing that determination and applying it to other aspects of your life is the essence of misfit attitudes.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Witkiewitz said changing attitudes about health are driving the decline.
—Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Dating is also becoming more challenging as a result of shifting attitudes towards emotional availability and vulnerability, said Hena Bryan in Glamour.
—Deeya Sonalkar, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
Even just sitting quietly at his side, the Irish actress conveys the healing power of human connection in several quietly profound scenes that course-correct his attitudes on life.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 2 Jan. 2026
These softening attitudes, however, are not equally shared among political parties.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attitudes
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Hochul should use her improving political fortune and growing public disdain for the president’s regressive stances to break away from Trumpian energy policies and restore New York’s clean energy leadership in the new year.—
Anshul Gupta,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Landlord efforts to dangle concessions in front of prospective tenants have helped to shove effective rents lower due to the aggressive stances of property owners that hunger for leasing deals.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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And that’s also a place where those familiar postures — the brooding cowboy, the angsty writer — start to dissolve.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sachs films the pair in a variety of places and postures—sitting face to face in her living room, standing in the kitchen, lying down on her bed.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Attitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attitudes. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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