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to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
if the children behave themselves properly and sit quietly during church, they'll get their ice cream afterward
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Recent Examples of behaving
Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
The cops were there in response to 911 calls about a disorderly mob of adult idiots behaving like unruly 7-year-olds.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
If he was found in breach of his contract after forgetting lines or behaving inappropriately, it could be argued that his poor performance was the cause of that breach.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
The incident happened after Atlanta police responded to a 911 call about a man who was allegedly behaving violently on Lenox Road NE, about a mile south of Lenox Square mall.
—Vanessa McCray, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
While the government doesn’t track encounters for disabled people specifically, a separate study found that 20% of autistic people ages 21 to 25 have been stopped, often after a report or officer observation of a person behaving unusually.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Gold has a long track record of behaving differently from stocks during periods of market stress.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Nam also didn't make it 24 hours as a traitor without Kish clocking the singer as behaving differently after his recruitment.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
And, lately, the country’s ultrarich have been behaving like modern-day land barons, quietly assembling empires measured not just in acres but in square miles and state sizes.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
So why is the bond market behaving in such a weird way?
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
The cops were there in response to 911 calls about a disorderly mob of adult idiots behaving like unruly 7-year-olds.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
If he was found in breach of his contract after forgetting lines or behaving inappropriately, it could be argued that his poor performance was the cause of that breach.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
The incident happened after Atlanta police responded to a 911 call about a man who was allegedly behaving violently on Lenox Road NE, about a mile south of Lenox Square mall.
—Vanessa McCray, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
While the government doesn’t track encounters for disabled people specifically, a separate study found that 20% of autistic people ages 21 to 25 have been stopped, often after a report or officer observation of a person behaving unusually.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Gold has a long track record of behaving differently from stocks during periods of market stress.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Nam also didn't make it 24 hours as a traitor without Kish clocking the singer as behaving differently after his recruitment.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
And, lately, the country’s ultrarich have been behaving like modern-day land barons, quietly assembling empires measured not just in acres but in square miles and state sizes.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaving
Adjective
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For families There are a couple of (very well behaved) babies here during my stay, but no kids dive-bombing the pool, and the stairs around this maze of a property aren’t particularly stroller friendly.—
Sarah Leigh Bannerman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Jan. 2026
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At the height of the sectarian war, parts of Baghdad were so riddled with impromptu militia checkpoints that many Iraqis started carrying two official-looking IDs — one genuine and the other a forgery with a last name and birthplace associated with the other sect.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Zero tankers transited the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, a narrow channel just off Iran’s southern coast that’s normally packed with an armada of 60 or more ships carrying 20% of the world’s oil.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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In Davis’s work, runny paint has a way of acquitting objects of their permanence.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Soon after, Dead & Company, with John Mayer acquitting himself in the Garcia role better than anyone would have thought, set sail.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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While the materiality swings largely, from resin to beech, the consistency of the tones gives an orderly look to the home which is very important for small spaces.—
Giada Storelli,
Architectural Digest,
7 Mar. 2026
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Boarding happens back to front to keep things orderly and peaceful.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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Maiava has spent much of the past two months trying to build a connection with young players on both sides of the ball, taking them out to dinners, watching film with them, walking through the playbook and even conducting players-only sessions on the practice field.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Two biologists conducting routine genetic analysis stumbled onto its true identity almost by accident.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2026
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The man handling our caller strummed it again.—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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Health policy experts say the federal government's actions to withhold and defer funding break with normal fraud-handling precedent.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But restraining a president’s war powers is something lawmakers past and present have rarely been able to accomplish.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit sought a temporary restraining order preventing the board and Cavin from taking any further action in their cases, as well as an injunction restraining Cavin and the board from discriminating against, or retaliating against, Mejia and Smith.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
27 Feb. 2026
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It's best suited to high-level video editing, VFX work, 3D modeling and rendering, composing scores, and working with custom AI models.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the foundation funded a study by nonprofit Earth Economics that reported more than 84,000 businesses were tied to the health of the Everglades, composing 3 million livelihoods.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Behaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behaving. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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