as in etiquette
personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting
an etiquette columnist who insists that traditional proprieties are necessary in order to maintain a civil society
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Noun
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There's another group of passengers who should never remove their shoes, said Rosalinda Oropeza Randall, an etiquette expert.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025 -
Jo Hayes is an etiquette expert, consultant, and the founder of Etiquette Expert.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2025
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Fast forward to 2025, and Leicester away has once again witnessed a big moment, though not quite in the same manner as 2019.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Even, or especially, at its most desperately convoluted, the film throws off a giddy sense of freedom, of the sheer range of options available to Lee, Angela, Chris, and Min; their freedom to lie, in all manner of creative ways, far outstrips that of the earlier film’s characters.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Proprieties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proprieties. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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