as in sense
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
most teenagers do not have the mentality to foresee the consequences of such risky behavior
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Recent Examples of mentality
Manny is a great coach who has the right skillset and mentality to help players develop and get better each day.
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 June 2026
That mentality doesn’t exist in a void.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Sheets is not alone in considering the group mentality a winning mentality.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Cole talked about his mentality headed into Sunday’s final round at Colonial.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2026
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Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 June 2026
That mentality doesn’t exist in a void.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Sheets is not alone in considering the group mentality a winning mentality.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Cole talked about his mentality headed into Sunday’s final round at Colonial.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentality
Noun
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With it, comes a public sense of ownership of its most important characters.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Lundgren shares some wise words about how being a man is more than muscles, and about getting in front of himself — which doesn't make sense at the time, but will later.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The tunnel was discovered through intelligence work conducted by agents with the FGR's Criminal Investigation Agency in coordination with Mexico's Security Cabinet.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Pulte will remain as chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and FHFA director in addition to acting as national intelligence director.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Luna spends the day in the socially conscious sign of Aquarius, shifting the emotional tone toward intellect, perspective, eccentricity and detachment.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Mesoudi, who was not involved in the new study, agrees that cultural evolution was probably a key to human success while noting that the secret sauce could instead turn out to be social cooperation, language, individual intellect, or some combination of these factors.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
Noun
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There’s a good reason that rooms come with binoculars because there is almost too much action to scope.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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That depth was part of the reason the 2001-02 Kings went 61-21 and took the Los Angeles Lakers to seven games in the Western Conference Finals.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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“Mentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentality. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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