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Recent Examples of well-behaved
The Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings were mostly well-behaved in their competitive but controlled joint practice on Wednesday.
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Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
The hyperbole lands sideways at a time when an epidemic of cynical box-ticking means every power center in the country is eager to promote (light-skinned, well-behaved) people of color as a way to have their DEI cake and eat it racistly too.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
Not only do many of the homeowners welcome pets, but most beaches on the island encourage guests to bring along their leashed and well-behaved companion animals.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The technique is also a key ingredient for turning an LLM into a useful and well-behaved chatbot.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
One was beautiful and well-behaved, and one saw the future and stepped inside it.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Dogs are welcome as long as they are leashed and well-behaved.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2024
The weather was so well-behaved that only a few specialists concerned themselves with it.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Service animals are allowed, but must be well-behaved.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
The hyperbole lands sideways at a time when an epidemic of cynical box-ticking means every power center in the country is eager to promote (light-skinned, well-behaved) people of color as a way to have their DEI cake and eat it racistly too.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
Not only do many of the homeowners welcome pets, but most beaches on the island encourage guests to bring along their leashed and well-behaved companion animals.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The technique is also a key ingredient for turning an LLM into a useful and well-behaved chatbot.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
One was beautiful and well-behaved, and one saw the future and stepped inside it.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Dogs are welcome as long as they are leashed and well-behaved.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2024
The weather was so well-behaved that only a few specialists concerned themselves with it.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Service animals are allowed, but must be well-behaved.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-behaved
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Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Of course, anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2024
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Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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What maybe gets forgotten is that the Old Course was especially docile that week.Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
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This should make the engine more tractable throughout the rev range, and that’s not taking into consideration an optional race exhaust setup—for track use only, nudge nudge—that bumps those figures up to 126 horsepower and 73 lb-ft of torque, while shaving another 10 pounds.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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LLMs are much less tractable, much less reliable black boxes.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2024
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More Ways Than One Even at more manageable pricing, the inherent limitations of buds that always let sound in has long been my biggest barrier of entry.Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
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In its least manageable moments, early motherhood must feel like an unpaid job with no breaks, an inarticulate boss and working conditions designed to strip all that’s civil from one’s sense of self.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Well-behaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-behaved. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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