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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 behaving
Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
But expansions have a way of behaving like yeast.
—David Caraccio
march 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Anderson frames his argument largely in relation to the thought of thirteenth-century theologian Thomas Aquinas, who argued that Christians are generally obliged to directly confront someone who is behaving wrongly, and to do it in private to preserve the wrongdoer’s reputation.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2026
JPMorgan highlighted that the oil shock is also behaving differently from past cycles.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
The Saints are behaving methodically despite the excitement about Shough, spending on players who can be weight-bearing walls in the next phase of their team-building, while attuned to bringing down the age of the team.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Something that reflects how Dan Fogelman’s show is no longer behaving like a straightforward postapocalypse story and how this season’s narrative slips and slides through the timeline, increasingly shortchanging the series creator’s innate preference for sincerity.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
The first clues of this cataclysmic event came when a rather boring star began behaving very oddly.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2026
This becomes a problem when ship systems begin behaving strangely.
—Anna Raymaker, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
Burden’s family legacy was fractured by infidelity and a laissez faire attitude, at least in the public sphere, toward men behaving badly.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
But expansions have a way of behaving like yeast.
—David Caraccio
march 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Anderson frames his argument largely in relation to the thought of thirteenth-century theologian Thomas Aquinas, who argued that Christians are generally obliged to directly confront someone who is behaving wrongly, and to do it in private to preserve the wrongdoer’s reputation.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2026
JPMorgan highlighted that the oil shock is also behaving differently from past cycles.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2026
The Saints are behaving methodically despite the excitement about Shough, spending on players who can be weight-bearing walls in the next phase of their team-building, while attuned to bringing down the age of the team.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Something that reflects how Dan Fogelman’s show is no longer behaving like a straightforward postapocalypse story and how this season’s narrative slips and slides through the timeline, increasingly shortchanging the series creator’s innate preference for sincerity.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
The first clues of this cataclysmic event came when a rather boring star began behaving very oddly.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2026
This becomes a problem when ship systems begin behaving strangely.
—Anna Raymaker, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaving
Adjective
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For families There are a couple of (very well behaved) babies here during my stay, but no kids dive-bombing the pool, and the stairs around this maze of a property aren’t particularly stroller friendly.—
Sarah Leigh Bannerman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Jan. 2026
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In Rome, Pope Leo XIV observed the first Good Friday of his papacy by carrying a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross, marking the first time in decades that a pope carried the cross to every station.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Kelley makes a play for Göring’s trust by befriending his wife and daughter and carrying letters to them, against all regulations.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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In Davis’s work, runny paint has a way of acquitting objects of their permanence.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Soon after, Dead & Company, with John Mayer acquitting himself in the Garcia role better than anyone would have thought, set sail.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Herbs and Spices A deep oven drawer might fit all your herb and spice jars in an orderly and easy-to-access fashion, but the warmth generated in this space can mean these seasonings will quickly lose their depth of flavor, aroma, and color.—
Gemma Johnstone,
The Spruce,
2 Apr. 2026
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On the surface, at least, all of that would seem to make Karaban entirely ill-suited for Hurley – the orderly, math nerd introvert versus the whirling dervish extrovert.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, which administers the Medicaid expansion, would be tasked with conducting the review of all of its recipients by the end of the year.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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Scientists were conducting further genetic testing from the tissue samples to confirm which collected specimens were new to science.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Gas prices crossed an average of $4 a gallon nationally this week and just 24% of Americans approve of how Trump is handling that issue, a new CNN/SSRS poll released March 31 found.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The officers are not seen physically restraining her, but appear to form a barrier between the crowd and ICE agents.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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On Sunday, a video appearing to show immigration agents restraining a crying woman in front of her child at San Francisco International Airport circulated on social media platforms.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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For the film’s score, Hardcastle reached out to Nathan Williams, the main singer-songwriter of the indie rock band Wavves, along with his producer Aaron Rubin, and the two worked on composing a soundtrack filled with stirring strings and harsh metallic screeches.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Musical duo Ajay–Atul are composing the score, while cinematographer Santosh Sivan is handling the visuals.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Behaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/behaving. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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