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
Imagine a version of CNN’s Presidential Townhall that’s somehow more demented and with less decorum.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 July 2025
The game of golf is to be played at a high level of integrity and decorum at all times.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2025
The left would be wise to wake up to this fact and start acting with some decorum, instead of like a bunch of power-drunk hooligans.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025
The statement prompted the panel’s chair, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) to call for decorum.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 12 June 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 July 2025
The game of golf is to be played at a high level of integrity and decorum at all times.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2025
The left would be wise to wake up to this fact and start acting with some decorum, instead of like a bunch of power-drunk hooligans.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2025
The statement prompted the panel’s chair, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) to call for decorum.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorum
Noun
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Focus on developing strong interpersonal skills, such as effective face-to-face communication, and be mindful of workplace etiquette.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Online Debate The comments on the video highlighted the two main sides on wedding tipping etiquette.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Some feel the lines of basic human decency have eroded.—
Annie Heilbrunn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
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And disappear it from membership in a community of nations built around even a flawed decency?—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Young American heiresses were a premium export, trained in the distinctly English sense of propriety and decorum imported by their parents.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
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Law enforcement recovered multiple digital devices belonging to Gong, some of which contained the company's propriety files.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
22 July 2025
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“Decorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorum. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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