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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
Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Without a complete skeleton, researchers couldn’t know what the body looked like or how the hominin behaved in its habitat.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
During the subsequent custody battle, Farrow alleged that Allen had behaved inappropriately with their daughter Dylan Farrow.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Those include claims that the prosecutor who secured the charges wasn't legitimately appointed, that the prosecution is selective and vindictive, that the grand jury process was abusive, and that the government has behaved outrageously.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Pat said that the bird had only ever behaved that way with her late husband, who had died eight years earlier.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
As bebop waned and funk and rock music arrived, the 1970s and early ’80s witnessed a shift, not only in sound but also in the way onlookers behaved.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The powder boasts a natural finish and photo-friendly formula that behaved beautifully under the cameras of both weddings.
—Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
However, in the early 1980s, a new theory called cosmic inflation came along, suggesting that before the hot Big Bang, the Universe behaved very differently, pushing any hypothetical singularity unobservably far back.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 24 Sep. 2025
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In exposing these cells to forms of stress that damage DNA — such as chemicals that mimic UV exposure — the scientists observed how the cells behaved inside their natural setting.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Without a complete skeleton, researchers couldn’t know what the body looked like or how the hominin behaved in its habitat.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
During the subsequent custody battle, Farrow alleged that Allen had behaved inappropriately with their daughter Dylan Farrow.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Those include claims that the prosecutor who secured the charges wasn't legitimately appointed, that the prosecution is selective and vindictive, that the grand jury process was abusive, and that the government has behaved outrageously.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Pat said that the bird had only ever behaved that way with her late husband, who had died eight years earlier.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
As bebop waned and funk and rock music arrived, the 1970s and early ’80s witnessed a shift, not only in sound but also in the way onlookers behaved.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The powder boasts a natural finish and photo-friendly formula that behaved beautifully under the cameras of both weddings.
—Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
However, in the early 1980s, a new theory called cosmic inflation came along, suggesting that before the hot Big Bang, the Universe behaved very differently, pushing any hypothetical singularity unobservably far back.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaved
Adjective
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Best Gifts for 5-Year-Olds Because kids at this age are usually entering school and making friends outside of the house, the best gifts for 5-year-olds tend to encourage cooperative play, such as a family-friendly board game.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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Build cooperative production facilities with standard quality assurance, pattern-making, and finishing.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
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The deputy in that case was acquitted on all counts against him in 2023.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Cole was tried in 2021, partially acquitted and tried again the following year, convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But making more headway will take disciplined execution to maintain the pace and accelerate it where needed.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Isaacs, in turn, lauded Shaka’s highly disciplined and militarized kingdom.—
Adam L. Rovner,
The Conversation,
31 Oct. 2025
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The show, which was slated to be carried live by the network and stream on Peacock, has reportedly been shelved in order to allow Snoop to focus on his gig as a Winter Olympics correspondent.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lee performed two new songs early on during the set, both of which carried the hazy radio-skipping nostalgia of Diamond Jubilee.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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At the event, which saw hundreds of people in attendance, law enforcement restrained individuals and set up tents to question them about their immigration status.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the first five months of 2024, employees of Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center in Cañon City physically restrained young patients an average of 150 times per month, or five times in a typical day, said Emily Harvey, legal co-director of Disability Law Colorado.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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WristbandGuy, for his part, was an amiable if preoccupied host.—
Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Half Moon Bay weigh-off began in 1974, when the California town barely edged out Circleville, Ohio, in an amiable contest for the fictitious title of pumpkin capital of the world.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas elections are currently conducted using two devices -- an ExpressVote device, which is the machine voters use to mark ballots, and the DS200 tabulator.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Spanberger has led the race in every major poll for months, including by as much as 10% in an Emerson College poll conducted in September.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has been very deferential to executive authority, particularly in matters of foreign policy and national security.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
4 Nov. 2025
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And so, despite some emotionally satiating patriotic rhetoric on the campaign trail, Carney was deferential and complimentary to Trump on his courtly visit to the Oval Office shortly after winning the election.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Behaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behaved. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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