behaviors

plural of behavior

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of behaviors The findings may help researchers better understand how repetitive motor behaviors emerge across different neurological and psychiatric conditions. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026 Businesses need greater visibility into where their margins are exposed, along with the flexibility to set their own risk tolerance and tailor their response to different behaviors. — Sarita Singh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 This matters in areas like assistive robotics and safety monitoring, where AI needs to respond intelligently to behaviors it wasn’t specifically trained on. — Bo Wang, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 The rapper isn’t the only star to take cues from beauty behaviors of the past. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Those behaviors have started shifting a bit, which has taken a bit of the growth rate off in the US, even in our categories. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Below, Forbes Coaches Council members share some unusual questions to ask and the kinds of traits or behaviors their answers may reveal. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 This type of reinforcement can not only disrupt barking at that moment but also decrease unwanted behaviors. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaviors
Noun
  • In others, his accounts bought the debt after the federal government had executed regulatory or funding actions involving the very same borrower or project.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Within this region are two major neural pathways, known as the direct and indirect pathways, which appear to exert opposing influences over which actions are expressed.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Misdemeanors carry up to a $1,000 fine and 90 days in jail if found guilty and gross demeanors carry up to a $5,000 fine and a year in jail.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
  • Ashley and Austin's demeanors change while walking to the car after the fundraiser.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This week’s Pollwatcher looks at Americans’ attitudes and behaviors toward college education and highlights polls from two key House districts.
    — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Governments from tiny Qatar and Kuwait to much larger Saudi Arabia and Algeria are navigating shifting attitudes around the role of women – while also confronting economic and employment challenges.
    — Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Swift drops clues in all manners and the Swifties almost always unearth the meaning behind them.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2026
  • On the one hand, Julian Fellowes’ juicy melodrama enlists one of the finest ensembles imaginable to bring outsized intensity to a drama of manners.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Behaviors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behaviors. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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