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verb

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as in to listen
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing you'll be in big trouble if you don't straighten up and mind

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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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Recent Examples of mind
Noun
Yet the most effective CEOs recognize that the mind also requires conditioning. Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025 The 33-year-old’s mind and body had been through a lot, to say the least, on the Lionesses’ rollercoaster ride to European glory. Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
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And finally… There Moses Simon and Wilfred Ndidi were, quietly minding their own business and walking out for a World Cup qualifier between South Africa and Nigeria, when the tunnel in Bloemfontein’s Toyota Stadium inexplicably turned into an ice rink. Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 Colorful Mérida has no beaches of its own, but with the blissful town of Celestún just an hour and a half away, most travelers won't mind. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mind
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind
Noun
  • The post references Kennedy's previous disclosure of a brain worm.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Services cover conditions such as brain tumors, spine deformities, and chronic neck and back pain.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But that leadership and seriousness are balanced within a personality that’s critical to maintaining his team’s sanity as criticism rains.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Analyze whether being with him is worth the risk for your sanity — and your wallet.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The views and opinions expressed are not those of Newsweek and are not an endorsement of the products, services or persons mentioned.
    Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pliops was showcasing its XDP LightingAI at the Summit, a GenAI native memory stack to power interfence and retrieval workloads for hyperscale and enterprise applications.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Sleep is also essential for memory consolidation, emotional regulation and overall brain recovery, Salas said.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Having grown up listening to Groff on the Spring Awakening cast album, Henningsen is thrilled to be immortalized alongside him on the Just in Time cast album (out now on Atlantic — Darin’s longtime label, fittingly).
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The team analyzed data collected from 2003 to 2023 from more than 236,000 Americans as part of the American Time Use Survey; the data included how often participants read physical books, magazines, newspapers, or listened to audio and electronic books on an average day.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Just remember, tents do not offer protection from lightning.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Because, remember, the people power is the ultimate power.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To claim helplessness is to embrace colonial subjugation, to accept that Puerto Rico can only obey.
    Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The fans obeyed and there was absolute silence until Putellas’s shot, which ended up too central and was stopped by Hannah Hampton.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While the container comes with a month's worth of capsules, many reviewers noticed results way sooner.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Most notably the Democrats in Nevada's congressional delegation noticed.
    Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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