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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 behaving
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
And Anderson is said to be behaving impeccably in not agitating for a move.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Men behaving badly has been a theme in Washington lately.
—Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Clavicular was reportedly behaving oddly on Tuesday night during a livestream when the video abruptly cut off.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
That appears to be behaving a bit like an oceanic hot spot, leaving a trail of massive eruptions across the Snake River Plain that terminates at the immense calderas beneath present-day Yellowstone.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
And for the leading power in the world and for the power that built this system to be behaving like this is absolutely shocking.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Where the police may be enlisted to tattle on a Congressperson behaving badly?
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Nearly every poorly behaving person has been shaped by their experiences, many of which are out of their control.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
So much for smiling and behaving in front of the cameras.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
And Anderson is said to be behaving impeccably in not agitating for a move.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Men behaving badly has been a theme in Washington lately.
—Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Clavicular was reportedly behaving oddly on Tuesday night during a livestream when the video abruptly cut off.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
That appears to be behaving a bit like an oceanic hot spot, leaving a trail of massive eruptions across the Snake River Plain that terminates at the immense calderas beneath present-day Yellowstone.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2026
And for the leading power in the world and for the power that built this system to be behaving like this is absolutely shocking.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
Where the police may be enlisted to tattle on a Congressperson behaving badly?
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Nearly every poorly behaving person has been shaped by their experiences, many of which are out of their control.
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaving
Adjective
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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.—
Sarah Leigh Bannerman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Jan. 2026
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Jones was arrested on charges of possession of an assault weapon, possession of a large capacity magazine, carrying a pistol without a permit and interfering with an officer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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The Spaniard left hurriedly, carrying a frown that owed to a sense of injustice.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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In Davis’s work, runny paint has a way of acquitting objects of their permanence.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Soon after, Dead & Company, with John Mayer acquitting himself in the Garcia role better than anyone would have thought, set sail.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The new approach avoids that cycle by guiding orderly crystal growth and enabling gradual crystallization.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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Despite security’s best efforts to keep us in an orderly line, the crowd got a little…swarmy.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Scientists are conducting studies to learn more about the potential risk to people who hunt or eat deer or elk meat, for example, by determining if they are diagnosed with prion diseases more often than people who do not.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar quickly responded on X, slamming his Ukrainian counterpart for conducting diplomacy on social media.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Rai Cinema International Distribution, which is handling world sales, will unveil first footage in Cannes, with the production slated for completion in the fourth quarter of the year.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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Endorphins and serotonin spike, and over time the brain gets better at handling stressful conditions.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Today, oil and shipping reporter Weilun Soon says the mayhem in the Persian Gulf doesn’t bode well for both ending the war and restraining crude prices.—
Weilun Soon,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
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The security team and members of the church assisted the guard in restraining Mbwavi.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The songs are by composing legend Mike Stoller, now 93, and a master tunesmith during the era in which much of the story spans.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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The track has been newly mixed and mastered and features Prince producing, arranging, composing and performing all instrumentation.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Behaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behaving. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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