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 Top banking analyst Mike Mayo of Wells Fargo is out with his third-quarter earnings preview, with mixed attitudes on Club names BNY and Goldman Sachs . — Matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 These anti-Haitian attitudes reflect the overtly racial overtones of the immigration debate. — Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 The two candidates have very different attitudes toward incrementalism. — Emma Green, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026 Some have had to compromise on their strict non-consumerist attitudes. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 The publication in 2024 of former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s report on European competitiveness heralded a shift in attitudes. — Andrew McAfee, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026 Demand for a presidential election Beyond attitudes toward Washington, the August survey points to widespread dissatisfaction with Venezuela’s unresolved political transition. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Based on the way American attitudes have shifted toward a certain country in the Middle East, Robert Kraft likely lost a lot of fans with a recent decision. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Mike Madrid, a political consultant and expert on Latino voting patterns, cautioned against viewing divergent Latino political attitudes as driven predominantly by gender. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attitudes
Noun
  • Ahead of the election, The Star reached out to both candidates to get their stances on Amendment 3.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • During Wednesday’s meeting Higdon and Knox agreed that the municipalities that switched stances did so out of fear.
    — DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Alice and Gemma really don’t seem to get along, and neither seems inclined to back down from their hostile postures.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • That is a chain of very different tasks and different security postures.
    — Venkata Pavan Kumar Gummadi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Attitudes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attitudes. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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