as in stable
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
went to court to prove that her grandmother was no longer compos mentis and needed a legal guardian
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Recent Examples of compos mentis
Second, and more important, while Biden’s voice may be faltering, and some of his sentences rest incomplete, there is little question which candidate is less compos mentis than the other.
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Jack Rakove, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
Jack Rakove, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compos mentis
Adjective
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Each seat comes with power sockets and USB charging ports, and while the airline doesn’t offer traditional in-flight entertainment screens, a pop-up arm provides a stable perch for a tablet (more on that below).—
Scott Campbell,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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In this challenging scenario, investors looking for stable income can add some dividend stocks trading at attractive levels to their portfolios.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Han, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, has written about the Jeju uprising before in the brutal and lucid 2014 novel Human Acts.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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The evidence of a hunt was penetrating from his neck, still intact — and the brownish-tan dog was still lucid.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This health condition occurs when your blood sugar is slightly higher than normal but not yet in the range for type 2 diabetes.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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Augusta National operates differently than normal places.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The balanced team performance drew praises from head coach Geno Auriemma, who went as far as saying that the team made no mistakes.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Bacon, green cabbage, and potatoes combine with a little cider vinegar and crushed red pepper for a balanced and flavorful dish.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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There is no rational analysis that would lead one to the conclusion that a President would single-handedly decide to blow up a century’s worth of globalization on a chilly Wednesday afternoon in April.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Justice for healthy relationships being the most romantic!—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Vulnerability is absolutely essential to healthy working relationships.—
Joe Altieri,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Compos mentis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compos%20mentis. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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