minds 1 of 2

plural of mind

minds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mind
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as in listens
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 cares
to have an interest or concern for don't mind him; he's always complaining

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Recent Examples of minds
Noun
Yet the deepest human transformations operate on a different layer of architecture—driven by adaptive, systemic processes that our analytical minds can’t fully dictate. Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 A number of offensive minds — Johnson, Zac (and Press) Taylor, Doyle, Liam Coen, Brady, Drew Petzing and others — are making playbooks and game plans easier to digest. Dan Pompei, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 That’s been the question on the minds of everyone who follows tech closely, especially this week as AI doomsday anxiety broke through to the mainstream. Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026 Yet for 25 years, the image has lived on in the hearts and minds of millions and has become part of the visual history of one of the darkest days in American history. Thomas E. Franklin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 What must have been going through their minds, to choose certain death? Timothy Townsend, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 What is the general vibe and emotionality going through your minds right now at headquarters? Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 OpenAI on Tuesday said its artificial intelligence technology has cracked one of the Millennium Problems –– seven famously difficult and unsolved questions in mathematics that have stumped even the world’s brightest minds. Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 Designed for curious minds of all ages, the kits bring science into everyday spaces and experiences. Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
When to stick or twist The other big question in fantasy managers minds if when to stick with a captain haul and when to twist — and this is another element of the game which is dynamic. Holly Shand, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Not that Black minds any of that, though. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Goes to work and minds his business. Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026 Of course, not everyone minds coconuts being taken. Joan Murray, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026 Even the genius minds behind Heated Rivalry can make a mistake now and then. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026 The 11th Street Kids of Harcourt, John Economos (Steve Agee), Vigilante (Freddie Stroma) and Adebayo had already set out to rescue Chris from Earth-2, and Harcourt’s instincts as an agent who minds her surroundings picked up on the white supremacist haven almost immediately. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minds
Noun
  • Pugh, also a series executive producer, found the humanity inside of Cathy, says Kazan, without defanging one of literature’s most complicated psyches.
    Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026
  • What’s our relationship then, to this tech that increasingly looks set to entwine with our lives and psyches?
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Moon opposes powerful Pluto, creating tension between your creative instincts and the opinions of friends, coworkers, or a larger group.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • And a lot of them, of course, will use the film as a tool to defend their opinions.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Customers are paying attention to who understands them, who listens and who can adapt.
    Jodi Amendola, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • His wife watches and listens with obvious fondness in her eyes but also an inscrutable hint of emotional detachment, perhaps even irritation.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Still, if Curl doesn’t make a clutch diving grab as the ball nosedived toward the grass, that’s merely an incomplete pass that no one remembers.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Thompson remembers going into the valley with his father while the dam was under construction.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The human brain is a physical object, composed of biological material that obeys the laws that govern the rest of the universe, computers included.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Nietzsche says somewhere that the illusion of willpower rests on our tendency to identify with the part of our soul that commands, not the part that obeys.
    Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • While Zvyagintsev notices Minotaur playing uniquely from place to place, its chilly, incisive power — its brutal commentary on love and betrayal, loyalty and corruption — still resonates on a universal level.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
  • One night after hearing a woman scream and the sound of breaking glass, Jeff notices his neighbor, Lars Thorwald, behaving strangely.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This community cares about the fact that collections aren’t always behind locked doors.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Rather, Campbell cares about the people who were there in the early stages of this journey.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Bard watches in space as Saint-Etienne try to build up play from the back.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Cinematographer Robert Kolodny’s camera watches from afar as Ryan embraces his pal out in an open field, providing comfort and consolation in this hour of need.
    Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Minds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minds. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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