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as in courtesy
an act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners
after the usual civilities, the parents and the principal had a serious talk about the boy
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as in manners
speech or behavior that is a sign of good breeding
treated people from all walks of life with the same unfailing civility
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Recent Examples of civility
City staff say the incident is indicative of a lack of civility that’s grown all too common at community events.
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Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
All of this with the usual civility reserved for a knife fight.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
Diffusing situations While managers can be proactive in keeping employees focused on the job at hand, and creating a culture of civility and respect, there are times when political differences may nonetheless boil over.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Robb Report recently visited the property for an exclusive first look at the new luxury resort set within a Garden State pocket of civility, wealth, and bucolic living.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
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Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
All of this with the usual civility reserved for a knife fight.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
Diffusing situations While managers can be proactive in keeping employees focused on the job at hand, and creating a culture of civility and respect, there are times when political differences may nonetheless boil over.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Robb Report recently visited the property for an exclusive first look at the new luxury resort set within a Garden State pocket of civility, wealth, and bucolic living.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civility
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Six of them are new, courtesy of companies including Haribo, Rao's Homemade and the Bronx Zoo.Rachel Treisman, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
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Seven plays, 57 yards and 1:46 later, Kansas City had a 30-27 victory courtesy of a 31-yard Spencer Shrader field goal.Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Austen’s 1813 novel of manners remains a household name, a beloved work of literature and the basis of numerous film and television adaptations and reimaginings.Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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Tacos hold a special place in Phoenix's food culture, with multiple shops and trucks across the Valley earning the love of Arizona residents through all manners to serve the popular dish, from birria to carne asada to calabacitas.Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
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Every blink, hand gesture and slight facial expression needs to be accounted for.Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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The coda consists of thirty-five triple-forte bars in the key of D major, anchored on grandiloquent, fanfare-like gestures in the brass.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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The black-and-white stripes are timeless, and the gold buttons give it that extra touch of elegance.Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
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Experience the elegance of a traditional Victorian afternoon tea with samplings, etiquette lessons, and a mansion tour.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
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Bob earned the Silver Star for gallantry in action when Japanese kamikaze bombers struck his ship, USS Franklin.Karen Scanlon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
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For the next 40 years, not one of the seven Medal of Honor candidates cited for their gallantry in Cambodia or Laos received it.Barry Barnett, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2024
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Immediately upon being plucked from the proverbial shadows of the backroom studio, Alessandro Michele astonished with his new Gucci, a house reawakened by an intriguing gentility rich with influences from antiquity to today’s urban culture.Bridget Foley, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024
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There's also an emphasis on productivity and navigating your life with quiet confidence and gentility.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 June 2023
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Taylor noted that industries reliant on immigrant labor, such as construction and hospitality, may resist mass deportation policies.WOAI/KABB Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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That’s just one part of Gang’s rigorous strategy to make the hotel energy efficient and raise the sustainability bar in the hospitality industry.Nick Mafi, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Civility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civility. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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