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socially acceptable behavior
high standards of decorum are usually required when attending the opera
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Recent Examples of decorum
That was a strategic mistake, as well as something that just is not appropriate for the decorum of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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CBS News, 9 Mar. 2025
After several warnings from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to maintain decorum, the speaker asked the Sergeant at Arms to escort Green out.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
There is a time for decorum and there is a time to speak truth in a way that gets attention.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Moreover, his juvenile grandstanding behavior reflects poorly on District 10, which covers parts of Orlando and surrounding areas, a region that expects its leaders to uphold a certain standard of decorum.
—Lou Marin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
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CBS News, 9 Mar. 2025
After several warnings from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to maintain decorum, the speaker asked the Sergeant at Arms to escort Green out.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
There is a time for decorum and there is a time to speak truth in a way that gets attention.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
Moreover, his juvenile grandstanding behavior reflects poorly on District 10, which covers parts of Orlando and surrounding areas, a region that expects its leaders to uphold a certain standard of decorum.
—Lou Marin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorum
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
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Jo Hayes is an etiquette expert, consultant, and the founder of Etiquette Expert.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In an era when political discourse so often descends into outrage and division — on cable news, in Congress, even in school board races — the quiet decency shown in Skokie feels all the more remarkable.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2025
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This is a different kind of World War II love story, about a hidden jewel and the power of radio waves and the mysterious ways in which human decency can survive even the cruelest circumstances.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ginny, their passive-aggressive control freak of a mother, will not admit into her home any problems, doubts or identities that violate her sense of upbeat Christian propriety.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
13 Dec. 2024
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This version of Evangelina—the one that’s the picture of propriety —is the one that has endured until now.—
Laura Gómez,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Decorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorum. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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