Thesaurus results for MIND-SET

mind-set

noun

as in attitude

a particular way of thinking politicians trying to understand the mind-set of voters She had the mind-set of a champion.

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Recent Examples of mind-set The book, which sold more than 1.5 million copies and has been published in 15 languages, provided readers with one officer’s raw insight into the mindsets of Marines during the United States’ protracted involvement in Southeast Asia, and it has become widely considered a classic. —

Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026 There’s a classist hierarchy with Chairwoman Park at the top, Josh and Lindsay in the middle, and Austin and Ashley at the bottom, and as Josh and Lindsay face off against Austin and Ashley, Lee and his collaborators sketch out a world ruled by a scarcity mind-set. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 But there was a seismic shift in the mind-set and in the approach of the Lebanese government toward Hezbollah. —

Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026 Imagine the mind-set of a person whose job was taken away by automation. —

IEEE Spectrum, 12 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for mind-set

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Noun

His war on Iran, his attitude to NATO, to the Western Alliance, but also Trump’s effect on political culture.

— Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
Be Forgiving Kim Fluke also shares a bit of advice that’s not a practical tip, but about attitude—forgiveness for you and the trees.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 25 May 2026