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Recent Examples of well-behaved
Success means healthy, well-behaved, and in a new, loving home.
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Megan Shinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
These hybrid lilies are well-behaved, spreading to form clumps over three to four years.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
Despite being well-behaved and blind, he was repeatedly passed over at adoption events.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Leashed and well-behaved dogs are welcome.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Millan demonstrated the Halo collar on ABC News Live on Tuesday -- a smart device that uses AI to help keep dogs safe and well-behaved.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Stocks will always be fine with 3%-ish inflation along with a lower rates so long as long-term yields stay well-behaved.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Pets are limited to one dog per owner; dogs must wear a festival tag; be friendly, well-behaved and nondisruptive; dogs must be at least 6 months old and any accidents must be reported immediately to first aid, the website says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Service is polished and discreet, and even children here are well-behaved.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Megan Shinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
These hybrid lilies are well-behaved, spreading to form clumps over three to four years.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
Despite being well-behaved and blind, he was repeatedly passed over at adoption events.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Leashed and well-behaved dogs are welcome.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Millan demonstrated the Halo collar on ABC News Live on Tuesday -- a smart device that uses AI to help keep dogs safe and well-behaved.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
Stocks will always be fine with 3%-ish inflation along with a lower rates so long as long-term yields stay well-behaved.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Pets are limited to one dog per owner; dogs must wear a festival tag; be friendly, well-behaved and nondisruptive; dogs must be at least 6 months old and any accidents must be reported immediately to first aid, the website says.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Service is polished and discreet, and even children here are well-behaved.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-behaved
Adjective
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Her son, Navaraj, is obedient and dutiful.—
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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Tariffs could be 'hard sell' in election year How obedient will the congressional GOP be to Trump in an election year?—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And the receiver comes off as agreeable off the field — without being docile.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers for its docile nature and spectacular leaps from the water, and was recorded by scientists in March 1949 in Bermuda, said researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Falmouth, Massachusetts.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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At the top will be the most computationally intensive methods—prohibitively expensive on classical computers but tractable on quantum computers.—
Chi Chen,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Mar. 2026
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Thanks to housing crises in big cities, many aspiring writers can’t afford rooms of their own, and contractions in the media industry have made writing as a profession less tractable.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The union had been pushing for better compensation, stronger job security and more manageable workloads.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Many of these surgeries are performed with local or twilight anesthesia, which may help support a more manageable recovery and address certain surgical risks compared to general anesthesia.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Cut Spending to Protect Your Portfolio When markets plunge, one of the most immediate and controllable levers is spending.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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That generation’s Turbo, however, was a clear step towards where the car was going, thanks to its addition of standard all-wheel-drive—a change that moved the Turbo from the snap-oversteer-prone monster in previous generations to a controllable, all-weather supercar-slayer.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Well-behaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-behaved. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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