Thesaurus results for BEHAVIORS

behaviors

noun

plural of behavior

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 To do so, the PepsiCo unit wants to grab the attention of younger consumers on social and digital media, where interactive technology gives rise to scrolling, swiping and other short-attention span behaviors. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026 The academic research will focus on college student gambling behaviors ranging from card games to proposition betting and prediction markets. —

Michael Goldberg Mississippi Today, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026 The system is designed to be accessible on the software side, allowing developers to test new behaviors in real environments such as homes or dorms. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026 Farfetch expects these evolving consumer behaviors to continue reshaping the luxury fashion landscape into one defined by intention and purpose. —

Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2026 The Supreme Court had agreed to consider the case last year, taking on a years-long legal battle between the major record labels and the internet provider, with the labels saying internet gatekeepers should be held responsible for their users’ infringing behaviors. —

Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026 Vado’s Consumer-Go tool serves as the practical interface for this approach, combining behavioral markers with mobility insights to provide directional insights into customer movement patterns and possible behaviors within specific micro-markets. —

Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026 Babies whose mothers were vaccinated were about 5% more likely to see a doctor for an infection, but further analysis of the data suggested that the increase had more to do with different behaviors of mothers who got the vaccine compared to those who didn't. —

Tara Haelle, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026 The academic research will focus on college student gambling behaviors ranging from card games to proposition betting and prediction markets. —

Michael Goldberg, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026

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Democrats in Congress have also sought to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, accusing her of directing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to violate the public's constitutional rights in its enforcement actions.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Other actions include disposing of trash properly to avoid habitat degradation and ingestion by manatees, and reporting injured, orphaned, or dead manatees to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at (888) 404-3922.

— Elizabeth Neville, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026