as in carries
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 behaves
The market now behaves more like cloud infrastructure or semiconductors than traditional enterprise software.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Evergreen in the Deep South, orange jessamine behaves as a die-back perennial in cooler regions.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
That structural difference is part of why silicone behaves differently under heat and wear compared to conventional plastic kitchenware.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Unlike existing models, these AI systems are designed not just to recognize patterns in text or images, but also to simulate how the physical world behaves.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Engineers at Cornell University have developed a robotic system that behaves more like a flowing material than a traditional machine, allowing groups of small robots to move, reshape and adapt without centralized control.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
The fat behaves differently than liquid oils, and that difference shows up on the plate.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Evergreen in the Deep South, orange jessamine behaves as a die-back perennial in cooler regions.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
That structural difference is part of why silicone behaves differently under heat and wear compared to conventional plastic kitchenware.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
Unlike existing models, these AI systems are designed not just to recognize patterns in text or images, but also to simulate how the physical world behaves.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Engineers at Cornell University have developed a robotic system that behaves more like a flowing material than a traditional machine, allowing groups of small robots to move, reshape and adapt without centralized control.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
The fat behaves differently than liquid oils, and that difference shows up on the plate.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaves
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Each pallet carries a ton of bananas.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Spain, for example, has a standard VAT rate of 21% but carries a lower rate for certain items, like 10% for sunglasses and 4% for books and magazines, according to Global Blue, a payments company that helps facilitate VAT refunds.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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In the proud lineage of pint-sized blonde women who’ve held their own against Madonna, Carpenter acquits herself quite well.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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To fit all listening scenarios, like all DALI loudspeakers, KUPID also acquits itself at low and high volumes.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Freeland agreed with McCarthy’s take that Rumfield conducts himself like a veteran, not a rookie.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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The extensive damage to the pad was particularly jarring, said Casey Dreier, chief of space policy for The Planetary Society, a nonprofit organization that conducts research and advocacy to promote space exploration.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Blue Water Bistro, nearer the sand, handles relaxed lunches and dinners with dishes such as lobster tail burger and seafood claypot.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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As Petruschin focuses on the show’s host, head makeup artist Natasha Marcelina handles the show’s roster of guests.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Both assumptions break when the system composes its own dependencies at runtime.—
Pranay Ahlawat,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Over the years, the piano became an emotional outlet for Partovi, who composes his own music.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
Verb
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At certain points in the novel, that distance calcifies and restrains his writing.—
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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And most of the officials agreed that the Fed’s key rate is close to a level that neither stimulates nor restrains the economy.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The neighborhood/area West Bay is a cluster of towering skyscrapers that contains residences, shopping malls, office buildings, hotels, and restaurants.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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Mathieu Lewis-Rolland / Getty Images The tank was designed to hold 900,000 gallons of a hazardous chemical known as white liquor, a chemical brew that contains sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfide and disodium carbonate and is used in the paper-pulping process, officials have said.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
31 May 2026
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“Behaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behaves. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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