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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
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
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.
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Sarah Leigh Bannerman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Jan. 2026
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
What matters most is that the E3800LFP consistently behaved like a serious backup platform throughout testing.
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Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
Since Kevin Durant’s arrival in the summer of 2016, the Warriors have often behaved as though another Durant-sized acquisition was inevitable.
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Jannelle Moore,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
Once the cooling is done, the research team will evaluate how the fuel materials behaved under prolonged irradiation.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
No other country behaved in such a manner, or even close.
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Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Many of my fellow viewers enthusiastically embraced the role of wrestling fans and behaved as if at a WWE match, audibly pumping up the hero and booing her opponents.
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Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
The legislative branch behaved as a coequal branch of government.
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Nik Popli,
Time,
8 June 2026
But Hu says tourists these days are better behaved — and that technology is helping to keep them at bay.
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Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
Adjective
Forget about the ill-behaved, performative fans hoping to go viral on TikTok for unseemly behavior.
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Fred Katz,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
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.
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Sarah Leigh Bannerman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Jan. 2026
Verb
And the institutions built on treating people as averages started to lag behind a reality that no longer behaved that way.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
What matters most is that the E3800LFP consistently behaved like a serious backup platform throughout testing.
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Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
29 June 2026
Since Kevin Durant’s arrival in the summer of 2016, the Warriors have often behaved as though another Durant-sized acquisition was inevitable.
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Jannelle Moore,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
Once the cooling is done, the research team will evaluate how the fuel materials behaved under prolonged irradiation.
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
26 June 2026
No other country behaved in such a manner, or even close.
—
Joe Kinsey Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
Many of my fellow viewers enthusiastically embraced the role of wrestling fans and behaved as if at a WWE match, audibly pumping up the hero and booing her opponents.
—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
The legislative branch behaved as a coequal branch of government.
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Nik Popli,
Time,
8 June 2026
But Hu says tourists these days are better behaved — and that technology is helping to keep them at bay.
—
Jennifer Jett,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaved
Adjective
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According to police video reviewed by the Tribune, Diaz-Torres was calm and cooperative with officers during the 20-minute roadside exchange.
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Kwanzaa’s principle of Ujamaa — cooperative economics — reflects a tradition of pooling resources, investing in community institutions, and understanding individual success as connected to collective well-being.
Verb
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In a dissenting opinion, a member of the panel, Andi Saputra, argued that there was not enough evidence and Marakim should be acquitted.
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Babeuf was betrayed by an informant, put on trial in 1797, and eventually acquitted of conspiracy, but he was executed for committing his ideas about inequality to print.
Adjective
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Under coach Sergej Barbarez, a former professional poker player, the gritty Bosnians rarely gamble, instead playing a disciplined and physical style that emphasizes compactness and swift counterattacks.
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On has instead built its strategy around premium pricing and disciplined supply.
Verb
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Fujimori’s presidency marks a return of her family’s political brand to Peru’s highest office — a movement that has long carried a complicated relationship with the United States.
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Since relocating to Los Angeles, Gonzalez’s small downtown team has scaled Happy Organics into a design-forward brand carried by major retailers, anchored in local maker communities and a sense of purpose.
Adjective
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As the sun set on the gentlemanly era of relationship banking, Wall Street needed to recruit huge numbers of the most talented—not just well-bred or best-connected—bankers to keep up.
Verb
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Gracie was restrained and blindfolded for the duration of her journey home.
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Incidents in recent weeks include a man who tried to open an exit door of a Frontier Airlines plane before being restrained by a passenger who was a jiu-jitsu instructor.
Adjective
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The service Maldivian service at its sunniest—upbeat, amiable and intuitive enough to know when guests want to be spoiled or left alone.
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Rios—amiable, practiced, and forcefully exuberant—took a seat across from me in a bright conference room with ergonomic chairs.
Verb
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The project also included heavy-ion radiation testing conducted by NASA to evaluate the platform’s resilience for orbital and lunar missions.
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The commander of the NC13 strike UGV company in the 3rd Assault Brigade told the Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi in December that his unit has already conducted offensive operations using multiple armed robots simultaneously.
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“Behaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behaved. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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