as in etiquette
socially acceptable behavior
high standards of decorum are usually required when attending the opera
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Recent Examples of decorum
His parents wondered about proper decorum when sitting with the head of referee operations.
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Not only does the sketch highlight the physical skills of each player, but also taps into the loss of social decorum that this time of year tends to bring out in people.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2024
Signs, banners, or clothing displaying messages or logos are also banned to maintain courtroom decorum.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Like class, decorum and modesty go out the window with adulthood.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 18 Nov. 2024
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Not only does the sketch highlight the physical skills of each player, but also taps into the loss of social decorum that this time of year tends to bring out in people.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2024
Signs, banners, or clothing displaying messages or logos are also banned to maintain courtroom decorum.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Like class, decorum and modesty go out the window with adulthood.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 18 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for decorum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorum
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Jacqueline Whitmore is an etiquette expert and the founder of The Protocol School of Palm Beach, Florida.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025
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Influences have a way of appearing, like family traits, in idiosyncratic details such as the turn of a head or position of a hand, but here the steps and styles have been stripped of attitude and etiquette, to their elemental forms.Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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And, in extreme situations, basic decency demands aiding those in need.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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These greedy executives had every chance to show decency and respect for the people who make their obscene profits possible.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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Expect trendy shoes from Good American like a denim pointed-toe slingback or even a ballet flat in crocodile, largely treated with their propriety On Cloud sole designed for comfort.Mikelle Street, Them, 26 Nov. 2024
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From professional oversight to social propriety, the pedometer served as a subtle but powerful mediator, quantifying life in ways that both reflected and challenged evolving norms of individual accountability and public transparency.Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Decorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorum. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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