as in manner
personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting
the couple exhibited poor etiquette when they left the party without saying good-bye to the host and hostess
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Recent Examples of etiquette
The etiquette of kilt-wearing, however, flummoxed the Italian.
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John Seabrook, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Diane Gottsman is a national etiquette expert and founder of The Protocol School of Texas.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Among other things, these instructors teach proper wave use etiquette and help keep newcomers from making unsafe decisions, commissioners said.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Riding etiquette is important Many e-bikes weigh more than 50 pounds.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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John Seabrook, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Diane Gottsman is a national etiquette expert and founder of The Protocol School of Texas.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Among other things, these instructors teach proper wave use etiquette and help keep newcomers from making unsafe decisions, commissioners said.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
Riding etiquette is important Many e-bikes weigh more than 50 pounds.
—Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for etiquette
manner
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In a throwback to the warts-and-all silliness of the family’s legendary MTV reality show, The Osbournes, Coming Home appears to lean into the domestic comedy of the Osbourne clan, opening with a jittery Ozzy begging Sharon to stop driving in a herky-jerky manner.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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In August, Hron says the online research tool Westlaw unveiled Deep Research, an agentic workflow that can plan, review, and strategize legal research in a manner that emulates human work.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Etiquette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etiquette. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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