minding

present participle of mind
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as in listening
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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Recent Examples of minding 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 Then Jip flew at him again, streaming blood, minding it not at all. Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minding
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  • Instead of conquest, the focus was intimacy—feeling the land under your feet, learning animal tracks, listening to the bush itself.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Play getting in, everybody listening, cueing in.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • Nearby, a swath of people dressed mostly in red, white and blue gathered in a circle, many holding American flags, for a small, intimate ceremony remembering the life of Charlie Kirk.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This is a fact worth remembering and celebrating because 36-year-old Russell Wilson might be making the final start of his NFL career Sunday against Dallas, a franchise that has completely dominated the Giants.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • It was intended simply to verify that a nonviolent offender was obeying curfew hours.
    Robert S. Gable, IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2017
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  • Leaders need to practice empathy by noticing when silence lingers in a meeting, when a camera remains off, or when fatigue from time zones takes its toll.
    Matthew C. Meade, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This was created after noticing that some new hires didn’t show up on their start date due to cold feet, second thoughts, or feeling another offer was safer.
    Roula Amire, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Sip cocktails, enjoy craft beers, or grab casual bites while watching every round, punch, and knockout in vivid detail.
    Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • More daring vacationers can rent kayaks or hop on a whale-watching excursion, Sunset said.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • As the film starts, Maria is first met supervising a class trip to the local cider factory owned by local burgher Frank (Sean Gilder), whose daughter Pauline (Nia Brown) is in Maria’s class.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Talent shifts from large sets of tier-1 agents to a smaller set of specialists focused on supervising, handling escalations, training, and improving AI systems.
    Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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  • Lin compared Russia’s justification for the war to the messaging of China, noting expansionist aspirations in both countries.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Cox also called for restraint in reaction to Kirk’s assassination, noting that residents of Utah did not riot or loot or engage in violence, and instead held vigils and said prayers.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • With interiors recalling a casual beach cottage, the house the Sculleys just sold has expansive windows that afford views of the sea across North Ocean Boulevard.
    Darrell Hofheinz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Canadian auto parts supplier Magna International is recalling more than 250,000 rearview cameras fitted in select Ford and Stellantis vehicles, the agency said in a separate notice.
    David Shepardson, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Minding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minding. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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