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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
Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
Tech might not be the first thing that comes to mind when one pictures Phoenix.
—Kate Rooney,andrew Evers, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
An image immediately came to mind: Frisch, Buck, and Boebert, all of them neighbors on the vast flatlands of Windsor.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The foodie who appreciates the look of food as much as the taste and those who appreciate the incredible organization and contrasts in the kitchen are the two that come to mind.
—Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
Tech might not be the first thing that comes to mind when one pictures Phoenix.
—Kate Rooney,andrew Evers, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
The sound and message bring to mind the very best of riot grrrl and late-Seventies art-punk, and on Who Let the Dogs Out, singer-guitarist Phoebe Lunny and bassist Lilly Macieira are agit-noise radicals for our time.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
An image immediately came to mind: Frisch, Buck, and Boebert, all of them neighbors on the vast flatlands of Windsor.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind
Noun
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Richards was originally diagnosed in 2023 with a type of brain tumor known as a glioblastoma.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Tuesday night into Wednesday morning here on Rod Laver Arena, their bodies and brains alike were sucked into a fever dream.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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This break was good for my sanity as well as my hair.—
Kat Merck,
WIRED,
17 Jan. 2025
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Making delicious meals at home shouldn’t come at the expense of your sanity.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Only opinion that matters is your own and Jeff's 💯.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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On matters of opinion, intuition, prediction and human wisdom, AI is at a disadvantage.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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However, the only test that reached statistical significance was working memory, such as remembering a shopping list or following verbal instructions.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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Okay, this is a legitimately interesting change, because if my (admittedly faulty) memory serves, the woman who gets the FiR doesn’t often get the very first one-on-one.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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That tells me that these voters are listening to a lot of Muni Long, and points toward some recognition for her full-length.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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In this paper, Claudia Goldin, the 2023 winner of the Nobel Prize in economic sciences, offers a new theory to help explain why (listen to The Indicator's conversation with her back in 2021).—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2025
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Firefighter rigs will light up and candles will be lit to remember firefighters and those in emergency medical services and dispatches services who took their own lives – and for the families who suffered the tragic loss.—
Josh Peter,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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The ceremony, attended by former NASA astronauts, current NASA leaders and surviving family of those being remembered, was one of several events around the nation held at NASA centers as well as Arlington National Ceremony in Washington.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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The officer corps must obey the president’s lawful commands, even if officers judge them unwise.—
Ronald R. Krebs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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The government urged residents to obey: to leave homes and neighborhoods and trust that firefighters would do their best to protect them.—
Jim Newton,
The Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2025
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Allergies acting up: Homeowners who are sensitive to dust, pollen, or animal hair may notice their allergies acting up before anything else.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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Andy Murray Retired Tennis star Andy Murray has also claimed to have noticed an uptick of posts from Musk appearing on his X feed.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Mind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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