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
Timber rattlesnakes, for instance, have very unique behaviors and an interesting life history with communal denning in the winter and communal breeding.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Law enforcement and specifically the FBI will be digging into his behaviors and what led him down the path to violence.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, churchmen claimed the authority to restrain violence, encouraged just wars and threatened violent behaviors with spiritual sanctions.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
These behaviors are reinforced by the school environment.
—Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
On top of physical and mental challenges, Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) can cause behavioral issues like compulsive behaviors and difficulty controlling emotions.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 14 Apr. 2026
Beneath those explicit instructions, personality is also shaped by reinforcement learning from human feedback, a process in which human raters reward certain qualities such as warmth, directness and caution, and penalize unwanted behaviors.
—Tamilla Triantoro, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
But all of those behaviors are incredibly complicated, and they’re not caused by just one thing.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
These behaviors can hijack any classroom and challenge even the best teachers.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
Law enforcement and specifically the FBI will be digging into his behaviors and what led him down the path to violence.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, churchmen claimed the authority to restrain violence, encouraged just wars and threatened violent behaviors with spiritual sanctions.
—Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
These behaviors are reinforced by the school environment.
—Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
On top of physical and mental challenges, Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) can cause behavioral issues like compulsive behaviors and difficulty controlling emotions.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 14 Apr. 2026
Beneath those explicit instructions, personality is also shaped by reinforcement learning from human feedback, a process in which human raters reward certain qualities such as warmth, directness and caution, and penalize unwanted behaviors.
—Tamilla Triantoro, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
But all of those behaviors are incredibly complicated, and they’re not caused by just one thing.
—Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
These behaviors can hijack any classroom and challenge even the best teachers.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaviors
Noun
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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
Noun
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Ashley and Austin's demeanors change while walking to the car after the fundraiser.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Of the rest, demeanors vary, but only Hoiberg can yell at officials and still manage to do it in a sort of friendly way.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Younger, though, sees changes in modern nuclear fuel that necessitate new attitudes.—
Mark Dee
April 13,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Apr. 2026
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Getting people involved can change attitudes Many demand management policies are reactive and only go into effect when sources run low.—
Dave White,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Coward was a steak-and-kidney pie kind of fellow, and the characters in his plays obsessed over their manners, their tableware and their tea.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Coward was a steak-and-kidney-pie kind of fellow and the characters in his plays obsessed over their manners, their tableware and their tea.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Behaviors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behaviors. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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