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
Australian screenwriter McNamara’s comic sensibilities are more in line with English than American humor — which brings the plus of scathing wit, if also the minus of a certain decorum even in outbursts of indecorous fury.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
Golf tournaments have long been known for their quiet decorum, but that reputation took a bizarre hit at East Lake on Sunday, just moments before Tommy Fleetwood lined up his final putt to win the Tour Championship.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
In the not-so-distant past, politicians—especially at the presidential level—have showed some decorum.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Imagine a version of CNN’s Presidential Townhall that’s somehow more demented and with less decorum.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 July 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
Golf tournaments have long been known for their quiet decorum, but that reputation took a bizarre hit at East Lake on Sunday, just moments before Tommy Fleetwood lined up his final putt to win the Tour Championship.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
In the not-so-distant past, politicians—especially at the presidential level—have showed some decorum.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
Imagine a version of CNN’s Presidential Townhall that’s somehow more demented and with less decorum.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorum
Noun
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Interns are paid and work between 10 to 15 weeks with opportunities to attend workshops and seminars that teach topics like email etiquette, how to create elevator pitches and other social skills.—
Peyton Robinson,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Boomer wedding guests have sparked a viral discussion about modern-day wedding etiquette.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In an unprecedented breach of law and decency, the president is threatening to send federal forces to our city, in an unironic attempt to combat nonexistent lawlessness in Chicago.—
Ciera Bates-Chamberlain,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Some feel the lines of basic human decency have eroded.—
Annie Heilbrunn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Throughout the crisis, her burgeoning friendship with the hostage’s wife, challenges Barb’s usual sense of propriety and self-containment.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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This is a regimented world driven by ritual and propriety and a fear of seeming out of step.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Decorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorum. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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