as in carries
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way
if the children behave themselves properly and sit quietly during church, they'll get their ice cream afterward
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Recent Examples of behaves
At scale, the company says, the system behaves as a single global supercomputer rather than isolated machines.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
The images could help scientists further develop theories of how matter behaves in the extreme environments around supermassive black holes, which have masses of millions or even billions of suns and are found at the hearts of all large galaxies.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
However, the prevalence of the injury has decreased with more frequent use of modern turf, which behaves in a way more similar to natural turf.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
The discovery of relativity and quantum physics has demonstrated that nature at high speeds and small distances behaves in ways very foreign to our sensory perceptions.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
When the wavelength of light is smaller than the size of the dust particle, the dust behaves like a good absorber.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
The paradox is that collaboration feels like a human challenge but behaves like a system.
—Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In dog stories, a dog gives unbounded love and is the best possible friend and behaves heroically—and then the dog dies.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Punctum’s light, however, behaves like a never-ending set of waves hitting the shore, and never losing formation.
—New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
The images could help scientists further develop theories of how matter behaves in the extreme environments around supermassive black holes, which have masses of millions or even billions of suns and are found at the hearts of all large galaxies.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
However, the prevalence of the injury has decreased with more frequent use of modern turf, which behaves in a way more similar to natural turf.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
The discovery of relativity and quantum physics has demonstrated that nature at high speeds and small distances behaves in ways very foreign to our sensory perceptions.
—Alan Lightman
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
When the wavelength of light is smaller than the size of the dust particle, the dust behaves like a good absorber.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
The paradox is that collaboration feels like a human challenge but behaves like a system.
—Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In dog stories, a dog gives unbounded love and is the best possible friend and behaves heroically—and then the dog dies.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Punctum’s light, however, behaves like a never-ending set of waves hitting the shore, and never losing formation.
—New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaves
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The back went for 96 yards on 25 carries in the Chargers’ win over Denver last October.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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Cable viewers can watch the tournament on Tennis Channel, while cord-cutters can livestream on a live TV streaming service that carries the network, including Sling Blue with Sports Extra.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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To fit all listening scenarios, like all DALI loudspeakers, KUPID also acquits itself at low and high volumes.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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From there, the company conducts a rigorous assessment.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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More details will be released after the Mississippi State Crime Lab conducts an autopsy, Seals said.—
Daniella Silva,
NBC news,
18 Sep. 2025
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The sensor handles up to 70Gs of acceleration and has a sensitivity of up to 30,000 dots per inch (DPI).—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Even when a partner bank handles underwriting, platforms may still face liability for compliance failures.—
AJ Dhaliwal,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Who composes a symphony with a hammer?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
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Genji visits these woods before his exile to Suma and composes a poem wishing that the forest might one day see the injustice against him reversed.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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An 1878 law known as the Posse Comitatus Act generally restrains the use of the military for such purposes.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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In the footage, a Border Patrol agent is shown holding one man with his forearm across a man’s neck – and later, an FHP officer restrains the man who is tased, grabbing him around the neck area while the man is doubled down.—
Syra Ortiz-Blanes,
Miami Herald,
9 Aug. 2025
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The country club contains a golf course, a wedding venue and a restaurant.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Armor of Aphrodite is a $16 drink with Yuzu vodka, elderflower liqueur, sloe gin, strawberry, pink peppercorn, lemon and egg whites (elderflower contains a high level of antioxidants).—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 Sep. 2025
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