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
Jordan’s comment drew a point-of-order complaint from fellow committee member Amber Arlint, R-Sioux Falls, regarding the committee’s decorum rules.
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Seth Tupper, States Newsroom, 3 Feb. 2026
Live tennis and live golf offer details that can’t be captured on television, but there are rules of decorum and big potential for monotony.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Hugh Laurie stars as Ryan Clark, captain of a giant space cruise ship full of snobby, rich tourists, though when the ship's course is changed from a few weeks to more than three years, the classy decorum begins to break down.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
The Cleavers’ manners seem to represent the decorum of an upper-middle class family.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
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Seth Tupper, States Newsroom, 3 Feb. 2026
Live tennis and live golf offer details that can’t be captured on television, but there are rules of decorum and big potential for monotony.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Hugh Laurie stars as Ryan Clark, captain of a giant space cruise ship full of snobby, rich tourists, though when the ship's course is changed from a few weeks to more than three years, the classy decorum begins to break down.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
The Cleavers’ manners seem to represent the decorum of an upper-middle class family.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for decorum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorum
Noun
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Global interest in curling surged over the past week when a cheating controversy erupted at the Winter Olympics, rocking a staid, 500-year-old sport known for its etiquette, manners and friendliness.—
Steve Douglas,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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In fact, modern etiquette dictates that the one who invites is the one who should pay.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The depiction of McCarthy as lacking any sense of decency caught up with him.—
Kristen Monroe,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Obama didn’t mention Trump by name, but lamented the lack of decency across the administration as a whole.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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But the cult of quiet-luxury propriety that has sprung up around the late Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (also known as CBK) protects the fit of her cords and the length of her sweaters like sacred laws.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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And a sense of propriety and respect for the office, right?—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Decorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorum. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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