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 most common uses reported were answering etiquette questions, managing timelines and to-dos, writing wedding website copy, and organizing budgets.
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Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
March 2026 Prose's debut novel is centered around Molly Gray, a 25-year-old maid at the Regency Grand Hotel, a five-star boutique hotel, who has an obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Lisa buys out the bar and endorses some questionable NBA etiquette.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2026
Jacqueline Whitmore, international etiquette expert and president of The Protocol School of Palm Beach, tells Southern Living that cruise tipping differs from tipping on land, because most cruise lines automatically charge a daily gratuity per guest.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
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Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
March 2026 Prose's debut novel is centered around Molly Gray, a 25-year-old maid at the Regency Grand Hotel, a five-star boutique hotel, who has an obsessive love of cleaning and proper etiquette.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
Lisa buys out the bar and endorses some questionable NBA etiquette.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2026
Jacqueline Whitmore, international etiquette expert and president of The Protocol School of Palm Beach, tells Southern Living that cruise tipping differs from tipping on land, because most cruise lines automatically charge a daily gratuity per guest.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for etiquette
manner
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Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The monotone transmission recalled the manner in which deep-cover Cold War spies for the KGB and CIA once received orders.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Etiquette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etiquette. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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