as in actions
the way or manner in which one conducts oneself
usually the enfant terrible, he's promising to be on his best behavior for the party
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Recent Examples of behavior
His company and others are developing tools that use machine learning to analyze language, behavior and patterns to determine whether a text, call or voice message is likely a scam.
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Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
In a similar fashion to a lens, these shapes allow scientists to control the behavior of light bouncing off the devices.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
His behavior was so grating that even host Rece Davis, the normally stoic straightman, got into a shouting match with Kiper.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Researchers tracked the defendants’ behavior while they were incarcerated.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
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Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
In a similar fashion to a lens, these shapes allow scientists to control the behavior of light bouncing off the devices.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026
His behavior was so grating that even host Rece Davis, the normally stoic straightman, got into a shouting match with Kiper.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Researchers tracked the defendants’ behavior while they were incarcerated.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behavior
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Chatty Mercury in your 11th House of Friends conjoins fiery Mars there, so teamwork speeds up and plans move from ideas to actions.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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The startup released in February various updates intended to help software developers, including giving AI agents the ability to test their coding changes and record their actions via videos, logs and screenshots.—
Deirdre Bosa,Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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And Ben Ahlers, who plays the adult Happy, comes with that actor’s famously warm smile and chirpy demeanor, slowly worn down here before your eyes, as the permissible frolics of youth turn into the stasis of one going nowhere.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Barkin, who was dating Levinson at the time of the film’s production, gamely strives to anchor the odd, histrionic film with her performance and wrings real pathos out of Lynn’s brittle and wounded demeanor.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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There is no question about his attitude or application; this is not a case of a player who has shirked responsibility or failed to work hard enough in training or in matches.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Princess Anne is often described as the Queen’s most like-minded child, known for her no-nonsense attitude, dry humor and unwavering commitment to her responsibilities.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Behavior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behavior. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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