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decorousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorousness
Noun
  • Perez does not break down training into physical and tactical work, instead designing complex exercises so players build fitness while practising real-game situations.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The hotel is a half-mile from the Zion Canyon Visitor Center and comes with heated pools and hot tubs, as well as a fitness center and airport shuttle.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The short video clip sparked online debate about culture, class and proper etiquette for eating certain foods.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Taking the high-road—and practicing good meeting etiquette—can ultimately be an effective way to earn recognition, show genuine commitment, and build credibility.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Usually, nothing happens, because that’s the beauty of us everywhere, there’s the same story, just the decorum changes and the dynamic changes.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Others just get giddy having a green light to upend society’s rules of decorum, even for a short window of time.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Several weeks later, the OIG inspected the office with the city's Department of Law present and confirmed the items were in the office, prompting the OIG to underscore the necessity and appropriateness of the inspection.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The appropriateness of a particular investment or strategy will depend on an investor’s individual circumstances and objectives.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Everything about it pleases me, from the correctness of all the enclitic marks upward, to the astonishing lambency of the whole.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
  • On Succession, that obsession with correctness extended to the smallest details, down to the fonts in fictional news articles and TV graphics.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lawrence is liberated from anything resembling propriety or self-consciousness here.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Using the formal language of propriety to mask a slap in the face.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Decorousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorousness. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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