decorousness

Definition of decorousnessnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorousness
Noun
  • Hyrox is a fitness craze taking over gyms not only in the United States, but overseas.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The House wanted to steer $1 million to a company linked to a Broward entrepreneur, Freddie Figgers, to sell specially outfitted health and fitness tablets, as Politico Florida reported.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Riding on buses and trains in Seoul, Lee encountered electronic signs instructing riders on the etiquette of using public transportation.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
  • What’s the appropriate armrest etiquette?
    Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That, too, was a violation of Graf's decorum order.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • What once might have sounded like a genuine political emergency or a violation of constitutional decorum begins to register as just another day in American political life.
    Stephanie A, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This week, the 11-member Historic and Design Review Commission unanimously voted to issue a certificate of appropriateness for the second phase, an important requirement the city had to secure before applying for other permits and awarding a construction contract.
    Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The update comes as rodeo outfits have drawn attention online, including viral social media videos debating the appropriateness of attire worn by some attendees.
    Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Yet our education system, obsessed with correctness, often trains this instinct out of kids.
    Vivienne Ming, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
  • We all get hung up in political correctness.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Kay also challenged the propriety of statements made by the prosecutor during her closing arguments.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Larkin found that Muslim viewers in Kano reinterpreted Bollywood films through an Islamic moral lens, reading their narratives as reinforcing local values of propriety and ethical conduct.
    Gareth Barkin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Decorousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorousness. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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