deportments

noun

plural of deportment
as in actions
the way or manner in which one conducts oneself her deportment during the bitter divorce was a model of self-restraint and class

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  1. actions
  2. behaviors
  3. demeanors
  4. attitudes
Noun
  • In June, The View even invoked the face and voice of its founder, the late Barbara Walters, in an on-air ad that criticized the FCC and urged viewers to push back against the organization’s actions.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 2026
  • None of the characters has convincing motivation for their actions or words.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 July 2026
Definition of actions
Noun
  • Accountability is an important piece to learning how to not repeat behaviors.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
  • Indefinite Causal Order Quantum systems often display behaviors that are difficult to explain with classical physics.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
Definition of behaviors
Noun
  • Ashley and Austin's demeanors change while walking to the car after the fundraiser.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Of the rest, demeanors vary, but only Hoiberg can yell at officials and still manage to do it in a sort of friendly way.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of demeanors
Noun
  • The increase in gray divorces might start to plateau when millennials – who got married under very different circumstances and social attitudes than their predecessors – start aging into retirement, said Park.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • Instead, the Takaichi criticism reflects a gradual shift in attitudes towards work and gender roles, especially among younger Japanese, Brown says.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 July 2026
Definition of attitudes
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