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
Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Every week provides viral moments captured on cellphones of sports fans behaving badly, often erupting into life-altering brawls and chaos.
—Ed Lavandera, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Eilish has spoken out in the past about fans behaving inappropriately at concerts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
But the department is not behaving like an agency that is simply winding down.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
And yet the stock markets aren’t behaving as if there is a crisis.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
If your device is behaving strangely, taking action early is the best way to prevent deeper damage.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Arthur’s having a great night up to the moment Rafferty mentions that the Fenians are behaving themselves.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Moreover, those critics argue, a United States that is weaponizing interdependence and trying to coerce India is behaving, well, just like China.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Look for light and shadow behaving naturally.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Every week provides viral moments captured on cellphones of sports fans behaving badly, often erupting into life-altering brawls and chaos.
—Ed Lavandera, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Eilish has spoken out in the past about fans behaving inappropriately at concerts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
But the department is not behaving like an agency that is simply winding down.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
And yet the stock markets aren’t behaving as if there is a crisis.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
If your device is behaving strangely, taking action early is the best way to prevent deeper damage.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Arthur’s having a great night up to the moment Rafferty mentions that the Fenians are behaving themselves.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Moreover, those critics argue, a United States that is weaponizing interdependence and trying to coerce India is behaving, well, just like China.
—Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaving
Verb
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Pulisic came into the camp carrying an injury, and the conditions in Denver weren’t Arctic.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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So, when viewing the Raiders’ expectations for running back Ashton Jeanty this season, Bowers is the right man to ask about carrying that load while getting acclimated to the NFL at the same time.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The first jury, by contrast, deliberated for days before acquitting Amiri of conspiracy, multiple deprivation-of-rights charges and convicting him of the single dog attack and records falsification.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Jury leans toward convicting Sweet and brother Harry for manslaughter and acquitting everyone else, but can't reach unanimous verdicts.—
NEAL RUBIN,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company discovered the issue after conducting routine sampling and testing of its ingredients from external suppliers.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is accused of conducting a flawed investigation and failing to protect Taylor Cadle.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Local law enforcement and community leaders expressed concern about potential disruption but encouraged orderly protest activities.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The ramp to a record high some eight days ago featured orderly, rotational index action with a more erratic surge in low-quality, speculative stocks and fevered options buying by retail traders occurring in parallel.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The judgment is advisory and the final ruling is left to the Spanish court handling the compensation claim, per CBS News.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The fusion restaurant received a yellow placard after health inspectors watched an employee fail to remove gloves after handling raw meat.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a difference, school leaders said, between building the confidence of girls, whom society expects to be obedient and agreeable, and building the confidence of boys, who get different societal messages.—
Melanie Asmar,
Denver Post,
5 Oct. 2025
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The Tyrell Corporation, a powerful company that created the replicants and profits from sending them to work on distant colonies, sees them as nothing more than obedient workers.—
Claire A. Simmers,
The Conversation,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The leather straps for restraining limbs are still there on opposite ends underneath stacks of paper.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Darcy said that when a person is resisting officers, their knowledge of the person having pre-existing medical conditions is not enough to prevent them from restraining someone combative.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For Ares, Nine Inch Nails will be composing the soundtrack, bringing their iconic industrial rock sound to the Grid.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The difference is that composing while in motion may be a particularly useful way to address a crisis in creativity.—
Karen Palmer
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Behaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behaving. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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