as in carrying
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
Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Hardly seems like enough to cow these arrogant companies into behaving, especially when their business model is so intrinsically tied to hoovering up other people’s information and creative work.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
With less pressure, friendships provide the opportunity to develop and try out new financial ways of thinking and behaving.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
So how these sports gambling firms are behaving in response to these new state taxes is hardly surprising.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Firing a manager after 2 league matches only tells the players behaving like children that their inexcusable behavior is okie doke.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
No punitive action is to be taken against the animal, as there was no indication that the bear was behaving more aggressively than usual.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Markets are behaving as though Cook will succeed, noted Deutsche Bank to clients this morning.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Several viewers have shared anecdotes of their own cats behaving similarly when an unfamiliar visitor turns up at their home.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
But, although the rise in dismissals of this sort may be more a product of the greater likelihood of them being reported rather than an outright increase, there may also be a sense in which some chief executives are behaving badly because of their status.
—Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Hardly seems like enough to cow these arrogant companies into behaving, especially when their business model is so intrinsically tied to hoovering up other people’s information and creative work.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
With less pressure, friendships provide the opportunity to develop and try out new financial ways of thinking and behaving.
—Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
So how these sports gambling firms are behaving in response to these new state taxes is hardly surprising.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
Firing a manager after 2 league matches only tells the players behaving like children that their inexcusable behavior is okie doke.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
No punitive action is to be taken against the animal, as there was no indication that the bear was behaving more aggressively than usual.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Markets are behaving as though Cook will succeed, noted Deutsche Bank to clients this morning.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Several viewers have shared anecdotes of their own cats behaving similarly when an unfamiliar visitor turns up at their home.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaving
Verb
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SpaceX lands Falcon 9 boosters on offshore drone ships after most of its launches and only brings the rocket back to an onshore landing on missions carrying lighter payloads to orbit.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The deal with YouTube caps off a tumultuous year for Sesame Workshop, which lost its output deal with HBO last December, though the streaming platform inked a deal to continue carrying some library programming.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Verdict Announced in Young Dolph's Murder Trial The jury deliberated for about three hours before acquitting the 45-year-old of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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In 2013, with Knox now back in the United States, Italy’s highest court ordered a new trial, ultimately acquitting her in 2015.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Supreme Court on Monday lifted limits that had been imposed on federal agents conducting immigration raids in Los Angeles.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Part of the appeal of stablecoins is the speed in conducting transactions on digital ledgers.—
Nick Sargen,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But the selling was orderly and a two-day breach of the 50-day moving average turned out to have been a false breakdown, quickly overcome by the bulls.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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An orderly walked past the room where my psychiatrist and I were sitting, and then walked past again.—
Miriam Toews
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Best Friend Forever is handling world sales.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Anton is handling worldwide rights and co-repping North American rights with UTA Independent Film Group and Cinetic.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The pawrent, who uses the social media tag @dollythesassysausage, shared the unconventional tactic of tying the lead of their sausage dog, Dolly, to their sibling's dog—an obedient cocker spaniel called Cooper.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Golem was a powerful, obedient protector, performing tasks and defending the ghetto.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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If consumers or businesses perceive stablecoins as more practical, the state may face the awkward task of promoting one digital form of the yuan while restraining another.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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First, both Washington and Beijing now have proven weapons that are restraining the aggressive instincts of the other side.—
Scott Kennedy,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Time saved in data collection can be devoted to results, whether composing a report, translating documents, developing a marketing strategy or creating new software.—
Morey Haber,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Williams, 93 years old and still composing music, should be left alone and left to do his more important creative tasks.—
Tim Greiving,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Behaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behaving. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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