behaviors

plural of behavior

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Recent Examples of behaviors This includes such behaviors as repeated propositioning, coercive pressure, unwanted touching and physical violence. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Reducing the risk Although the study found an association between ADHD and cognitive impairment, Landsverk emphasized that some lifestyle behaviors can help people reduce their overall dementia risk. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 There are also several specific behaviors that experts said can help support the return of blood from the legs to the heart and ward off the development of varicose veins. — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026 The threats include health conditions and behaviors – such obesity, high blood pressure, smoking and mental health – as well as economic conditions, environmental change, technology and conflict. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 The latest frontier model, with apparent human-level faculties, had gone rogue – displaying dangerous, even devious online behaviors. — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Those triggers include a range of behaviors, including, for example, if a user’s time on the app jumps by 50% or more in a week compared with the immediately preceding two-week period. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2026 Narrowing the spread also weakens the incentive to steer patients toward costlier drugs and to acquire physician practices and infusion clinics — the very behaviors that have made care more expensive. — Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 These behaviors reflected not only algorithmic performance but also the coordination of the robot body, actuator modules and motion-control system. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaviors
Noun
  • The Justice Department has historically sought to avoid public investigative actions involving a candidate within 60 days of a primary or general election.
    — ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And while the challenges of the job don’t excuse the criminal actions, researchers and legal experts said, those experiences can often contribute to their behavioral issues.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 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
  • But coming off the back of that, there was all of this legislation that was pretty awful and generally, there were a lot of homophobic attitudes, still quite extreme, even as late as the 1990s.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The table below shows how Harris voters weighed in on the four attitudes in August 2024 and June 2026.
    — Thomas Shull, Washington Post, 9 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 13 Oct. 2026.

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