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
The survey asked participants about their attitudes and behaviors toward cybersecurity at home and in the workplace.
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Kim Key, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Like many department stores in recent years, Kohl’s has spent the last few years in turmoil and has struggled to recover from shifting consumer behavior.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
To date, the post has been liked more than 1.3 million times, drawing in amused comments from viewers who have chuckled over the golden retriever poodle mix's behavior after the couple fell out.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Even during the turbulence of Q1 2025, bitcoin remained within its fundamental behavior, whereas ETH saw several multi-standard deviation moves.
—Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Kim Key, PC Magazine, 2 May 2025
Like many department stores in recent years, Kohl’s has spent the last few years in turmoil and has struggled to recover from shifting consumer behavior.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
To date, the post has been liked more than 1.3 million times, drawing in amused comments from viewers who have chuckled over the golden retriever poodle mix's behavior after the couple fell out.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Even during the turbulence of Q1 2025, bitcoin remained within its fundamental behavior, whereas ETH saw several multi-standard deviation moves.
—Alexander S. Blume, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for behavior
Noun
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2025
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For some government employees, levels of access to this information is determined by their job functions via a formal security clearance process and vetting actions.—
Rebecca Schneid,
TIME,
22 Mar. 2025
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And over the opening month of this season, Yamamoto’s confident mound presence has been mirrored behind the scenes, the pitcher becoming more vocal in game-planning meetings and assured in his clubhouse demeanor.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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McGee’s death comes as a shock to those close to the starting safety, who was known for his wide smile and hard-working demeanor.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The survey asked participants about their attitudes and behaviors toward cybersecurity at home and in the workplace.—
Kim Key,
PC Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Her poems of that era — sonnets, epigrams, eminently quotable snippets of rhymed gossip — pulse with the dynamism and attitude of the modern city.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Behavior.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behavior. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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