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as in brain
the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons
scientists still disagree about exactly where the mind is located
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as in sanity
the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities
everyone used to tease him and tell him he was out of his mind when he swore he'd seen a flying saucer
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as in opinion
an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge
please speak your mind freely on this matter
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as in memory
the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced
call to mind the events of last year
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as in to remember
chiefly dialect
to bring back to mind
I seem to mind such a tale from way back
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as in to obey
to act according to the commands of
tell the children to mind the babysitter
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as in to notice
to be cautious of or on guard against
mind the slippery steps
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as in to care
to have an interest or concern for
don't mind him; he's always complaining
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as in to watch
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 to note
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 mind
Alex Zietlow
july 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
While on the train, Streever's wife sent him a text about how the previous Sunday's gospel lesson kept coming into her mind.
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Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
1 July 2026
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
But do mind the closing gap between the soccer’s elite teams and the hard-charging Americans, who will head into the knockout stage Wednesday against Bosnia-Herzegovina with their most dynamic and dangerous player in the lineup again.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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Noun
The son, Duncan Davitt, was 9 years old in the passenger seat, and the father, Mark, was steering their gray Chevy Impala away from Illinois Street and back toward their hometown of Indianola, Iowa, when a question flashed through his mind.
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Alex Zietlow
july 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2026
While on the train, Streever's wife sent him a text about how the previous Sunday's gospel lesson kept coming into her mind.
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Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
1 July 2026
Verb
Wheeler had to mind his strokes down the stretch, too, as Wade Binfield — one of the pros in this year’s field — had the hot hand Friday.
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The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
But do mind the closing gap between the soccer’s elite teams and the hard-charging Americans, who will head into the knockout stage Wednesday against Bosnia-Herzegovina with their most dynamic and dangerous player in the lineup again.
—
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind
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Lecture topics range from anxiety, stress and depression to mindfulness and brain health.
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The blasts of noise and oregano at Kafeneion, a restaurant above a wine bar in a building across from the city’s Victorian-era Parliament House, ricocheted my brain to my one trip to Athens a dozen years earlier.
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Make room for summer fun—and keep your sanity—with this quick list of things to toss from your kids’ rooms before school’s out and chaos sets in.
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Your time, money and sanity are too precious to waste.
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Coney Barrett signed on to the majority opinion that Roberts wrote, and Kavanaugh concurred.
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Maureen Groppe What will the justices do after wrapping up today’s final opinions?
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Prosecutor Brittany Dunlop challenged Zarrius' version of events, telling the jury during closing arguments that his apparent memory loss was not credible.
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Those emotions and memories now dry up in this, the final adventure, of dessication.
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Today, tomorrow Today, guests can still relax under trees and listen to Knoebels’ century-old Grand Carousel.
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Despite listening to playlists and podcasts, the landscape gradually becomes the main attraction.
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Fans may remember Antonoff and Qualley's 2023 New Jersey wedding because Swift attended.
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Was remembers the tumult, violence and hope that came out of that era in his hometown of Detroit.
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Tesla has said its Autopilot system enables vehicles to steer, accelerate and brake within their lanes, while Full Self-Driving lets vehicles obey traffic signals and change lanes.
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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.
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Court documents say witnesses noticed Lopez acting strangely before the attack.
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Soon though, Shawna noticed some of Zaayer's strange behaviors — including scolding her grandson, getting upset over cleaning habits and allegedly showing them racist videos.
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“Mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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