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
That’s important, because anecdotally, the top Western Conference teams do seem to play a more wide-open style with a mentality to outscore their opposition rather than smother them with defensive structure.
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Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 May 2026
For too long, the Board has operated with a status-quo mentality — managing poverty rather than working urgently to end it.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
So, for instance, a record company would be really happy to have their band in Egypt riding camels in front of the pyramids — that was the mentality.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 4 May 2026
That gang rebounding mentality will be imperative in this series.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2026
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Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 May 2026
For too long, the Board has operated with a status-quo mentality — managing poverty rather than working urgently to end it.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
So, for instance, a record company would be really happy to have their band in Egypt riding camels in front of the pyramids — that was the mentality.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 4 May 2026
That gang rebounding mentality will be imperative in this series.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentality
Noun
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The Pisces Moon sharpens intuition and helps subtle signals make sense.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Slowing its introduction makes no more sense than efforts to delay electrification would’ve made in the 1880s.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
Noun
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In the past year, GUDEA, a behavioral intelligence startup that tracks viral, reputation-harming claims on the internet, flagged two separate bot smear campaigns against Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
12 May 2026
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Greek authorities gave no further details of the drone, while Greek naval experts said that its features resemble Ukrainian Magura-type craft — a platform developed by Ukraine's intelligence service.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Curating is 20% research, intellect, and critique, and 80% organization, coordination, and logistics.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
8 May 2026
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Thomas says that your sector of communications, intellect and ideas will be activated now.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While Miller and his colleagues note in their study that past efforts to convince gun-owning households with kids to safely store their firearms haven't succeeded, Sathya sees reasons to be optimistic in his own health system.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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This is one reason why a partner of someone with avoidant attachment may perceive their partner as emotionally unavailable, overly self-sufficient, detached or distant or resistant to commitment.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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“Mentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentality. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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