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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 behaved
Sarah Leigh Bannerman, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2026
Matt Emma, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
In December 2024, Lively filed her complaint with the California Civil Rights Department claiming Baldoni behaved inappropriately on set and coordinated a PR campaign with a crisis firm in an attempt to destroy her reputation.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Axel Springer leadership — led by head of communications Peter Huth — had been investigating claims that Burgard had behaved in an inappropriate way at a holiday party in December.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Just a touch lighter, with people who behaved like people?
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Outwardly Smart behaved submissively, following her captors’ instructions while always looking for a way to escape.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
The charge carriers behaved like particles, even though the usual particle model no longer applied in this material.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
Researchers collected odor samples from the armpits of human study participants and then observed how the animals behaved.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
The latter already behaved well, and the former does not care.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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
Verb
Functionally, these neurons behaved just like mammalian place cells.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
In December 2024, Lively filed her complaint with the California Civil Rights Department claiming Baldoni behaved inappropriately on set and coordinated a PR campaign with a crisis firm in an attempt to destroy her reputation.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Axel Springer leadership — led by head of communications Peter Huth — had been investigating claims that Burgard had behaved in an inappropriate way at a holiday party in December.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Just a touch lighter, with people who behaved like people?
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Outwardly Smart behaved submissively, following her captors’ instructions while always looking for a way to escape.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
The charge carriers behaved like particles, even though the usual particle model no longer applied in this material.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
Researchers collected odor samples from the armpits of human study participants and then observed how the animals behaved.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
The latter already behaved well, and the former does not care.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaved
Adjective
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The agency and the city entered into a cooperative agreement in 2006 to establish an exhibit about the site, the suit says.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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Fenton said the cooperative hopes to address some of the maintenance issues and relist the property this winter.—
Hamza Adel Fahmy,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Juan Espinoza Martinez, 37, was acquitted of one count of murder-for-hire last week.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The administration characterized Rittenhouse’s actions as self-defense, and he was ultimately acquitted.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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McKinsey found that disciplined prioritization delivers 40% more value—not because leaders picked better priorities, but because the organization had room to absorb them.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The company noted that its Q3 revenue performance reflects the challenging consumer environment and its continued focus on improving the quality of its revenues by reducing clearance activity and taking a disciplined approach to promotions in direct-to-consumer.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Zar described the reopening as both joyful and reflective, acknowledging the emotional weight carried by families who lived through evacuation, loss, and uncertainty.—
Michelle Edgar,
Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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She's carried that dedication right into college.—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Deputies said initial statements claimed he had been kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint by two unknown suspects who then allegedly restrained him and set the vehicle on fire.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Kerr had to be restrained by Payton and assistant coaches Terry Stotts and Kris Weems.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Asian Journey finds a fine balance between juicy yet good-natured conflict between participants and an amiable rambling quality that gives the travelog structure a bit of unpredictability.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Jan. 2026
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Set in a perpetually sunny, idealized England vaguely between the wars, The Code of the Woosters concerns the misadventures of man-about-town Bertie Wooster (stupid, amiable, rich) and his impeccably helpful valet Jeeves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The annual point-in-time count, which is imperfect but offers a snapshot of homelessness, is conducted in late January each year.—
Jon Murray,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Kristi Noem may have to fall on her sword, but a major reset of how ICE operations in Minneapolis are conducted is the best way to get the country back on track in terms of enforcing immigration law.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Small in scale, devoid of ostentation, and otherwise deferential to Carmel’s forest character—Dyar Architecture’s Carmelo connects the dots between Carmel-by-the-Sea’s architectural past and present.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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For starters, the applicable standard of review—meaning how the Ninth Circuit will evaluate Wilken’s ruling—is deferential to Wilken as the trial judge.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Behaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behaved. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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