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 art show paired portraits of animals that exhibit same-sex behaviors, like peacocks and flamingos, and was meant to be a commentary on how queerness has been hidden throughout history, leaving artists to use symbolism to communicate their point of view.
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Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
According to police, Thach contacted most of his victims through Snapchat and engaged in grooming behaviors such as buying food, alcohol and drugs for the victims.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 3 June 2026
That’s a 10-year gap in healthy life expectancy driven entirely by modifiable daily behaviors.
—Allison Palmer
june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Within this framework, physiological state acts as the lens through which environmental inputs are processed, shaping how situations are interpreted and which behaviors become accessible under different conditions.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 2 June 2026
But mental health and law enforcement experts who reviewed police body camera footage of the incident told ProPublica that officers demonstrated some of the same problematic behaviors first identified by the Justice Department more than three years ago.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 June 2026
There are dependencies that are not fully documented, behaviors that only emerge under specific conditions, and interactions that are understood through experience rather than formal definition.
—Matthew Sweeney, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Engineers also checked how well the systems managed timing and spacing between aircraft with different flight behaviors.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
The researchers equipped each agent with more than 120 tools, enabling them to communicate, vote, manage resources, and plan, among other human-like behaviors.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
According to police, Thach contacted most of his victims through Snapchat and engaged in grooming behaviors such as buying food, alcohol and drugs for the victims.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 3 June 2026
That’s a 10-year gap in healthy life expectancy driven entirely by modifiable daily behaviors.
—Allison Palmer
june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Within this framework, physiological state acts as the lens through which environmental inputs are processed, shaping how situations are interpreted and which behaviors become accessible under different conditions.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 2 June 2026
But mental health and law enforcement experts who reviewed police body camera footage of the incident told ProPublica that officers demonstrated some of the same problematic behaviors first identified by the Justice Department more than three years ago.
—Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 June 2026
There are dependencies that are not fully documented, behaviors that only emerge under specific conditions, and interactions that are understood through experience rather than formal definition.
—Matthew Sweeney, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Engineers also checked how well the systems managed timing and spacing between aircraft with different flight behaviors.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
The researchers equipped each agent with more than 120 tools, enabling them to communicate, vote, manage resources, and plan, among other human-like behaviors.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaviors
Noun
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Those requests must be tied to specific needs and response actions and are evaluated through the state's Drought Task Force.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Prior to 2020, the agency received, on average, records of 6,000 teacher license actions annually from all 50 states, Adams said.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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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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Public attitudes have changed since the Sox deal.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Even when taking into account partisan identification, ideology, racial attitudes and demographic characteristics, Fox News viewership remains significantly associated with more support for the great replacement theory.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
2 June 2026
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Those numbers were extraordinary by the standards of the day, yet despite its reputation, the RS2 is extreme in neither its looks nor its manners.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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Coroner Jason Nichols declined to comment on the causes or manners of the two men’s deaths, citing the ongoing investigation.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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“Behaviors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behaviors. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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