as in etiquette
socially acceptable behavior
high standards of decorum are usually required when attending the opera
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Recent Examples of decorum
Meanwhile, the broader conversation about decorum in Congress is likely to continue.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
A question of decorum Newhouse said in his near-decade in Congress, he's never seen the speaker direct the sergeant-at-arms to remove a member from the premises.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
The biggest challenges facing Coral Gables are public safety, irresponsible development, a lack of transparency and a lack of decorum in government.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Breaches of decorum have become a recurring trend that many members of Congress no doubt dislike.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
A question of decorum Newhouse said in his near-decade in Congress, he's never seen the speaker direct the sergeant-at-arms to remove a member from the premises.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
The biggest challenges facing Coral Gables are public safety, irresponsible development, a lack of transparency and a lack of decorum in government.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Breaches of decorum have become a recurring trend that many members of Congress no doubt dislike.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorum
Noun
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Actors had to wear about 50 pounds of tactical gear during shoots, carry each other for two miles on stretchers and master radio etiquette, weapons handling, and military terminology.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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An etiquette expert offered insight.—
Fox News Staff,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His public defense team, led by Anne Taylor, has tried — to no avail — to remove capital punishment as a sentencing option, arguing that the death penalty is unconstitutional, breaks with evolving standards of decency and is arbitrarily applied.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Mar. 2025
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How it got expressed in Tony was not sharp elbows, but a boundless, Midwestern good nature, and decency.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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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 18 Apr. 2025.
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