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as in brain
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons
scientists still disagree about exactly where the mind is located
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as in sanity
the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities
everyone used to tease him and tell him he was out of his mind when he swore he'd seen a flying saucer
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as in opinion
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
please speak your mind freely on this matter
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as in memory
the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced
call to mind the events of last year
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as in to remember
chiefly dialect
to bring back to mind
I seem to mind such a tale from way back
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as in to obey
to act according to the commands of
tell the children to mind the babysitter
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as in to notice
to be cautious of or on guard against
mind the slippery steps
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as in to care
to have an interest or concern for
don't mind him; he's always complaining
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as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
the salesperson will mind the store while the manager goes out to lunch
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as in to note
to take notice of and be guided by
mind the instructions that appear at the top of the first page of the exam
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Recent Examples of mind
Claire Savage, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
As White maneuvers the rotational chess board, creating constructive habits is also top of her mind.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 16 May 2025
María Munsuri, Vogue, 13 May 2025
As an architectural form, pyramids are generally associated with the distant past, bringing to mind the Great Pyramids at Giza constructed by the ancient Egyptians and Mayan temples, such as Chichen Itza on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
—Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Employment attorney Jonathan Segal, a partner at Duane Morris who advises companies on how best to comply with anti-discrimination laws, emphasized that legal minds may disagree on the scope of Bostock, and Kacsmaryk’s decision is just one interpretation.
—Claire Savage, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
As White maneuvers the rotational chess board, creating constructive habits is also top of her mind.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Verb
The aquamarine nail trend There’s also something delightfully retro about the look, as these minty blue shades call to mind the Y2K aesthetic of the early 2000s.
—María Munsuri, Vogue, 13 May 2025
As an architectural form, pyramids are generally associated with the distant past, bringing to mind the Great Pyramids at Giza constructed by the ancient Egyptians and Mayan temples, such as Chichen Itza on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
—Ashley Gardini, JSTOR Daily, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind
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After a long, eight-year battle, in which the hospital claimed that Maura had a genetic underlying vascular malformation in the brain, jurors sided with the Gallaghers, concluding that Maura's death was preventable.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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Until the brain is fully developed, which happens in the mid-twenties, a person is more sensitive to rewarding experiences and less able to control their impulses, regulate their emotions, and understand the consequences of their actions.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
9 May 2025
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Maintains your sanity and your audience's attention.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Perhaps the city’s current crises—crumbling public infrastructure, intractable civic strife, the President’s attempts to strangle his home town—have reminded New Yorkers of a different period of chaos, when Cuomo seemed a beacon of sanity.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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The opinions expressed in this article are not intended to replace any professional or expert accounting and/or tax advice whatsoever.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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And the 69-year-old Leo has a trail of social media posts promoting opinion articles critical of Vice President JD Vance ‒ one as recent as April 14 ‒ over Vance's interpretation of Scripture and his position on immigration.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Outlawed in many regions due to the fire risk and environmental hazards, the idea of releasing thousands of them indiscriminately into the sky literally wouldn’t fly here in Southern California, where memories of the January wildfires are all too fresh.—
Edwin Goei,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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This was a way to make a new memory with the man who had captured so many of her firsts.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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There are people who are trained to listen and to talk you through what’s happening.—
Eric Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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In a way, the family table becomes its own boardroom in disguise, an incubator for intelligent conversation driven by emotional intelligence and the ability to actively listen and participate at any age or stage.—
Leisse Wilcox,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Then, as if to avoid getting too serious, Taylor joked that while mothers are tirelessly on call 24/7, dads can be remembered for doing just a few significant things as parents.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 May 2025
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Tina Knowles remembers growing up in a loving and raucous family of nine.—
Sara Sidner,
CNN Money,
11 May 2025
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From the Trump Administration's refusal to obey congressional subpoenas to the mishandling of classified documents officials have ignored democratic norms and practices.—
Time,
Time,
14 May 2025
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In the course of its 2 hour, 49 minute running time, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning gives you two fleeting moments that suggest that, yes, even Tom Cruise is required to respect and obey the laws of physics.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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Dempsey-Beggs’ boss noticed her nervousness and pulled her aside, asking what the alarm was.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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He's also noticed that workers often shovel coal in bouts, working hard in teams of two or three, and then all taking breaks together.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
18 May 2025
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“Mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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