1
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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2
as in remembering
chiefly dialect
to bring back to mind
I seem to mind such a tale from way back
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3
as in obeying
to act according to the commands of
tell the children to mind the babysitter
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4
as in noticing
to be cautious of or on guard against
mind the slippery steps
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5
as in watching
to have an interest or concern for
don't mind him; he's always complaining
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6
as in supervising
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 noting
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 minding
The good ones have learned to remain calm and unflappable, minding their body language both in front of their players and the media.
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
On his lot, Rogen’s bumbling exec Matt Remick typically fails to compromise, as a creature of and a victim to the system he’s been charged with minding.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Both Lathrop and Rector advise checking the weather conditions and minding trail rules to keep human and furry hikers safe.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
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
Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
On his lot, Rogen’s bumbling exec Matt Remick typically fails to compromise, as a creature of and a victim to the system he’s been charged with minding.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Both Lathrop and Rector advise checking the weather conditions and minding trail rules to keep human and furry hikers safe.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
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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His hobbies include reading, listening to music and going on long, winding adventures on his road bike.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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But in listening to separate end-of-season reflections from Tucker and Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer, both sides sound detached.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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More Grandma Beauty Tips There are even more grandma beauty tips worth remembering.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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In the comments of his final post, fans of the late social media star posted tributes, remembering the joy his content brought into their lives.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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While current power brokers haven’t scrapped movies over their content, yet, Hollywood has a recent history of companies obeying in advance by shelving projects until the tensions cool.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 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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Nocturnal and largely solitary, brown hyenas are rarely seen, so van den Heever started to use a camera trap after noticing their tracks in the area.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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After noticing Atlas sometimes got upset when their dad dropped them off at school, Aveline began sneaking into his room each morning after Kay laid out his clothes.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Shoutout to all the pocket-watching haters.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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This season’s starting quarterback, Caleb Williams, likely wasn’t watching that game.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Jordan and Egypt are expected to take the leading role in training and supervising the new police force.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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The network also recently hired an ombudsperson—someone with no experience supervising a newsroom and a background leading the right-wing Hudson Institute think tank—to assess complaints of biased programming.—
Time,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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Tolentino agreed, noting that functional medicine’s role is to treat the whole woman, not just her lab results.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
10 Oct. 2025
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In her interview with Us Weekly, Rimes said the lifetime achievement that gives her the most pride is surviving the pitfalls of child stardom — noting that many others have died young.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Levy is still giddy recalling his experience of reading the pilot script for the first time.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Ben’s Original is voluntarily recalling limited numbers of Ben's Original Long Grain White, Whole Grain Brown, and Long Grain & Wild Ready Rice products due to fears that the products potentially contain small, naturally occurring stones from a rice farm.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Minding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minding. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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