as in sense
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
most teenagers do not have the mentality to foresee the consequences of such risky behavior
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Recent Examples of mentality
That survivalist mentality is all but sure to result in fewer creative big swings onscreen.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
With him, Way said, was a change in mentality that has made this season’s Commanders tough to beat.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Opposite him, Riley Moss has the skills and mentality to hold up to frequent targeting by opposing quarterbacks.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
These songs all have a beautiful sadness to them and have a pop mentality, but there is always something dissonant or tense about them at times, musically.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 17 Jan. 2025
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
With him, Way said, was a change in mentality that has made this season’s Commanders tough to beat.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Opposite him, Riley Moss has the skills and mentality to hold up to frequent targeting by opposing quarterbacks.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
These songs all have a beautiful sadness to them and have a pop mentality, but there is always something dissonant or tense about them at times, musically.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 17 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for mentality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentality
Noun
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Homegrown slugger Pete Alonso has continually made the most sense for New York, but his free agency has dragged on for months.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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His confirmation hearing, set for Thursday at 10 a.m. EST, could provide a clearer sense of his priorities.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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Affinity's Co-Founder, Ray Zhou, wants to bring relationship intelligence to the world because every opportunity begins with a relationship.—
Ray Zhou,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Recap Ratcliffe also pledged repeatedly at his nomination hearing to focus more on the rising threat posed by China and to upgrade the agency’s technological capabilities to improve its intelligence collection efforts.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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Franklin’s Pragmatic Idealism: Impact Over Ideology Franklin’s brilliance was not only in his intellect but in his ability to turn ideas into real-world solutions.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Reeder’s a smallish winger (5-foot-10, 170 pounds) who relies on his on-ice intellect to navigate the ice, play off his linemates, find pockets of space and distribute.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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The reason for the delay, says Goswell, was due to Lush’s lack of experience with electronics.—
Victoria Turk,
WIRED,
26 Jan. 2025
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One reason for this is that the series was shot on the streets of New York, unusual at the time.—
Glynnis MacNicol,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Mentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentality. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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