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 behaviors
The extent to which a company's actions, values, products, or presence influence the beliefs, behaviors, and social norms of a community or society.
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Time Staff, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Rather than isolating treatment from real life, Peak Path Health incorporates family engagement to help loved ones understand addiction beyond surface behaviors.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Kids at a young age can tell how they're being compared with their siblings, and those who feel they've been treated unfairly are more likely to have anxiety and depression, strained family relationships and engage in behaviors such as drinking or smoking as teenagers.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Maintaining healthy lifestyle behaviors is essential to improving your overall health.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2026
Whether your teen is trying to get out of family dinner to hit the gym again or to hide eating behaviors, this is a red flag.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Jan. 2026
As the Katmai rangers note, humans may interpret the behaviors of a bear named Killer differently than one named Fluffy.
—Emily Wanderer, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Rather than extreme diets or complicated regimens, decades of research point to a handful of simple behaviors that are consistently tied to better long-term health.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Time Staff, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Rather than isolating treatment from real life, Peak Path Health incorporates family engagement to help loved ones understand addiction beyond surface behaviors.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Kids at a young age can tell how they're being compared with their siblings, and those who feel they've been treated unfairly are more likely to have anxiety and depression, strained family relationships and engage in behaviors such as drinking or smoking as teenagers.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Maintaining healthy lifestyle behaviors is essential to improving your overall health.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 7 Jan. 2026
Whether your teen is trying to get out of family dinner to hit the gym again or to hide eating behaviors, this is a red flag.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Jan. 2026
As the Katmai rangers note, humans may interpret the behaviors of a bear named Killer differently than one named Fluffy.
—Emily Wanderer, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Rather than extreme diets or complicated regimens, decades of research point to a handful of simple behaviors that are consistently tied to better long-term health.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaviors
Noun
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In some cases, actions of the British armed forces have been described as unjustified.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Majumdar lavishes her characters with careful attention, and so the reader comes to regard their most troubling actions as justified, if not inevitable.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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While a dog can be bribed with a squeaky toy and a pig would surely look at the camera when enticed with a sausage on a stick, cats are known for their admirably self-serving demeanors.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In many ways their demeanors couldn’t be more different.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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People incorrectly assumed others in their party held extreme views about wolves, and those assumptions in turn shaped their own attitudes toward the species.—
Justin Angle,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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The report reflects changing attitudes about health and new tools that Americans are increasingly relying upon to make meaningful improvements to their well-being.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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This Is the Way to Tea Party From setting the table to greeting guests, Cece teaches her friends how to use their best manners while enjoying a tea party.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Behaviors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behaviors. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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