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
And the typical rules of decorum are loosened as a result — at least by golf standards.
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Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite his reputation for decorum, Balmain could also inject a dose of sizzle.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Refusing sculpture’s decorum, Noah Purifoy turns neighborhood rubble into Johnsian abstraction that predicts his ramshackle desert sculptures.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Teddy was doing his own research on this, and Emory Cohen, who plays young Lester, dove deep and talked to a lot of doormen, trying to find out the history and the details and the specifics of decorum.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite his reputation for decorum, Balmain could also inject a dose of sizzle.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Refusing sculpture’s decorum, Noah Purifoy turns neighborhood rubble into Johnsian abstraction that predicts his ramshackle desert sculptures.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Teddy was doing his own research on this, and Emory Cohen, who plays young Lester, dove deep and talked to a lot of doormen, trying to find out the history and the details and the specifics of decorum.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorum
Noun
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The short video clip sparked online debate about culture, class and proper etiquette for eating certain foods.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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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
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Cast adrift in a frosty wilderness—a harrowing yet welcome departure, visually, from the Gothic shadows of Victor’s lair—the Creature experiences a dollop of decency, courtesy of a blind old farmer (a wonderful David Bradley), but also a deluge of misery, courtesy of everyone else.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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Now is the time to show up, stand up, speak up for human decency.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Using the formal language of propriety to mask a slap in the face.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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At this point, the proprieties of writing op eds call upon us to offer citations to this effect.—
Oded J K Faran,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Decorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorum. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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