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
How does this anti-DEI mindset get to wipe out my entire career?
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
That doesn’t exist in the bike world because these bike parts are designed for a performance mindset that gets repurposed for other use cases.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 22 Oct. 2025
And the problem is that the test scores are not aligned with the skills and mindsets people need.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
This helps kids develop a growth mindset—where mistakes are part of learning, not something to fear.
—Lia Miller, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
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Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
That doesn’t exist in the bike world because these bike parts are designed for a performance mindset that gets repurposed for other use cases.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 22 Oct. 2025
And the problem is that the test scores are not aligned with the skills and mindsets people need.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
This helps kids develop a growth mindset—where mistakes are part of learning, not something to fear.
—Lia Miller, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mind-set
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind-set
Noun
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The conversation seems to have marked a shift in the right’s attitudes about Fuentes.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Is that indicative of a telling contrast in attitudes?—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kings coach Doug Christie — who was on that early 2000s team that nearly made the Finals — was one of many coaches and players throughout the NBA this week given the difficult task of answering questions about their perspectives of the ongoing legal case.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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But ask area residents how living or working in the City of Souls – surrounded by the unblinking fact of their own future – has impacted their perspective on death, and most respond with a shrug.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Mind-set.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind-set. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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