as in etiquette
socially acceptable behavior
high standards of decorum are usually required when attending the opera
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Recent Examples of decorum
Women’s sports is no different, and placing expectations for greater decorum on it is a way of holding back the game’s growth.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Clothing turned into a placard violated the rule and the decorum of the chamber.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
The Chinese researchers remained tactfully silent on the military front — perhaps choosing scientific decorum over a discussion of battlefield utility.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
But Americans are so politically divided that the decorum that was once a given during State of the Union addresses has now given way to partisan outbursts and interruptions.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Clothing turned into a placard violated the rule and the decorum of the chamber.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
The Chinese researchers remained tactfully silent on the military front — perhaps choosing scientific decorum over a discussion of battlefield utility.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
But Americans are so politically divided that the decorum that was once a given during State of the Union addresses has now given way to partisan outbursts and interruptions.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorum
Noun
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Not according to etiquette experts.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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Travel experts share key etiquette tips — from greetings to restaurant behavior — to help visitors blend in while exploring Paris.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Their actions are a gut punch to American values and human decency.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps because of Chicago’s many diverse neighborhoods, or its blue-collar history, or its frigid winters, the city epitomizes the values of hard work, kindness toward others, humility, and basic common-sense and decency.—
Daniel Holz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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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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For the sake of propriety — Paley was one of the 20th century’s most powerful media paschas — his indiscretions were kept quiet.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Decorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorum. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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