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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Recent Examples of proprieties
Faulkner said the Apartment Association will also help arrange community gatherings with first responders at participating proprieties.
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Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
At this point, the proprieties of writing op eds call upon us to offer citations to this effect.
—Oded J K Faran, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
At this point, the proprieties of writing op eds call upon us to offer citations to this effect.
—Oded J K Faran, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proprieties
Noun
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In 2016, Brooks could not even conceive of the spasms and breaches of etiquette that Trumpism would produce on an almost daily basis.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The bundle also includes specialty courses like ASL for babies and toddlers — helpful for early communication — along with scuba diving hand signals and an introductory e-book on the origins and etiquette of sign language.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The medical examiner determined Moore’s cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death to be homicide.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
31 Mar. 2026
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Nothing except getting into fierce arguments with fellow-Jews, some would say, which Olitzky—who has a round, boyish face and a conciliatory manner—portrayed as a privilege rather than a burden.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Proprieties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proprieties. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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