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
Bustle surveyed readers about money etiquette and found that 90% wouldn’t bother with a Venmo request for less than $10.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
The etiquette expert was King Charles III’s butler from 2004 to 2011.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Little did Korbin know that his etiquette would be unexpectedly rewarded by his bus driver, Tamica Dyson.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Nehmeh agrees something has gone missing in the age of remote work, noting reports of some companies offering etiquette classes to Gen Z on how to act in meetings, dress for work, and talk to clients.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
The etiquette expert was King Charles III’s butler from 2004 to 2011.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Little did Korbin know that his etiquette would be unexpectedly rewarded by his bus driver, Tamica Dyson.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Nehmeh agrees something has gone missing in the age of remote work, noting reports of some companies offering etiquette classes to Gen Z on how to act in meetings, dress for work, and talk to clients.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for etiquette
manner
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But being here on the ground, seeing how the community has banded together to stand up for these hostages — alive or dead — has impacted me in a different manner.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Additional charges included negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Etiquette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etiquette. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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