as in etiquette
personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting
the mores of academic life as opposed to those of the business world
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Undoubtedly, this industry is not favored under current mores and other standards dictated by the environmental and social justice movements.
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Daniel Markind, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
As a group, each claims a voice in an entertaining but complicated conversation that explores the power of the music industry, the impact of technology, and the pressure of social mores.
—Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Jan. 2023
By encouraging wildlife in a place dedicated to death, these efforts have also brought about a small revolution in the mores of French cemeteries, where traces of nonhuman life have long been seen as disrespectful to the deceased.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2022
This is a movie about the chokehold of a woman’s public persona, the mores and expectations that descend down on her from outside, a situation entirely divorced from her curiosities, feelings, interests.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2022
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Daniel Markind, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
As a group, each claims a voice in an entertaining but complicated conversation that explores the power of the music industry, the impact of technology, and the pressure of social mores.
—Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Jan. 2023
By encouraging wildlife in a place dedicated to death, these efforts have also brought about a small revolution in the mores of French cemeteries, where traces of nonhuman life have long been seen as disrespectful to the deceased.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2022
This is a movie about the chokehold of a woman’s public persona, the mores and expectations that descend down on her from outside, a situation entirely divorced from her curiosities, feelings, interests.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for mores
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“Mores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mores. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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