as in actions
the way or manner in which one conducts oneself
usually the enfant terrible, he's promising to be on his best behavior for the party
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Recent Examples of behavior
Be alert to anything that seems suspicious, this could be a person’s behavior, unclaimed packages, unusual activity, and vehicles.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Part of the proceeds benefit Lena Pope, a nonprofit that helps Tarrant County families through counseling, education and behavior intervention programs.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
New, more favorable and balanced relationships, following disappointing ones, can help to rewrite a person's expectations, beliefs, and behaviors, just as adverse relationships following good enough beginnings can disrupt and change one's belief and behaviors.
—Howard Steele, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Looking back, Townsend doubly faults Ostapenko’s behavior.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Part of the proceeds benefit Lena Pope, a nonprofit that helps Tarrant County families through counseling, education and behavior intervention programs.
—Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
New, more favorable and balanced relationships, following disappointing ones, can help to rewrite a person's expectations, beliefs, and behaviors, just as adverse relationships following good enough beginnings can disrupt and change one's belief and behaviors.
—Howard Steele, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Looking back, Townsend doubly faults Ostapenko’s behavior.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behavior
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2025
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For some government employees, levels of access to this information is determined by their job functions via a formal security clearance process and vetting actions.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
22 Mar. 2025
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Regardless of Howe’s calm demeanor, or the mood among his squad, there can be no doubting the cauldron that St. James’ Park will be when referee Simon Hooper first peeps his whistle, such is the clamor for victory.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Bonta, with nearly 40 lawsuits filed so far against Trump measures, is ahead of Becerra’s pace, and his aggressive demeanor in opposing Trump appears to be what California voters want.—
Thomas Elias,
Mercury News,
22 Aug. 2025
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The America at Home Study reports these changing attitudes are driven by economic and climate conditions in a fourth wave of its survey that was recently released in partnership with the Housing Innovation Alliance and the University of Pittsburgh’s Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Prior to their wedding, the couple faced backlash when fans criticized her behavior on social media after the Kennesaw State University alum seemingly had a bad attitude while Hunter posed with his fans at an event.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Behavior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behavior. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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