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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
His initial mentality is to be efficient while getting the necessary outs that are assigned.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Get away from monthly payment mentality A big mistake many car shoppers make is looking at the monthly cost of the vehicle.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That mentality needs to continue.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
What everybody loves about Ortegas is that can do mentality and also that cockiness.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Get away from monthly payment mentality A big mistake many car shoppers make is looking at the monthly cost of the vehicle.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
That mentality needs to continue.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
What everybody loves about Ortegas is that can do mentality and also that cockiness.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mentality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentality
Noun
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Your base is the foundation of any makeup look, but in the year 2025, that doesn’t have to include actual foundation—at least not in the traditional sense.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Instead of clarity and a sense of financial empowerment, individuals experience costly missteps and are left unsure of where to find reliable guidance—eroding any trust in the mainstream financial system.—
Sandy Anderson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Because in a world where intelligence is becoming artificial, the quality of human thinking has never mattered more.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The South Korean military also tracked other Chinese vessels, believed to conduct drills and live-fire tests, near the country—including 13,000-ton Type 055 destroyers, which are capable of launching over 100 missiles, and Type 815 intelligence-gathering ships.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like Paul, Charlie did not use his incredible intellect to lord it over his interlocutors.—
Brooke L. Rollins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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He is widely seen as an extraordinary statesman who possessed a unique blend of intellect and political ability, and who remained a humble and approachable father figure for his people throughout his long tenure.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Republicans argued this, and not pressure from Carr, was the reason behind ABC’s decision to bench Kimmel.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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However, GPUs will remain one of the best solutions for both AI training and AI inference processing for two key reasons, which Nvidia is building upon with the Rubin CPX announcement.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Mentality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mentality. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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