comportment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comportment
Noun
  • Barking is still a natural behavior for deaf dogs, and while the tone or volume may differ, their need to vocalize remains.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • For too long, the balance in Maryland has tipped entirely in one direction — shielding dangerous behavior while completely ignoring the voices of victims.
    Robin Grammer, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • When the dentist came back, his demeanor had changed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
  • Björn Borg, with his headbands and ice-cold demeanor, and Arthur Ashe, with his academic cool and understated elegance, became icons whose style outlasted their careers.
    Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
  • For some government employees, levels of access to this information is determined by their job functions via a formal security clearance process and vetting actions.
    Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Comportment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comportment. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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