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
But the 2012 ascent occurred during the early years of FKT, before the website established rules of decorum, and a more formal processes for verifying records.
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Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
Instead of loading up this bar’s counter with glasses, shakers, and tequila bottles, a woven tray, pampas grass, and colorful vessels bring some design-minded decorum to this nook.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 Aug. 2024
The clear breach of House decorum reflects the deep and painful divisions in Congress over the prime minister’s leadership.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 24 July 2024
In a break with verisimilitude, to say nothing of decorum, Beckett storms the stage, grabs the check and starts noisily climbing the side wall to escape public scrutiny.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
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Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
Instead of loading up this bar’s counter with glasses, shakers, and tequila bottles, a woven tray, pampas grass, and colorful vessels bring some design-minded decorum to this nook.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 Aug. 2024
The clear breach of House decorum reflects the deep and painful divisions in Congress over the prime minister’s leadership.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 24 July 2024
In a break with verisimilitude, to say nothing of decorum, Beckett storms the stage, grabs the check and starts noisily climbing the side wall to escape public scrutiny.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for decorum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorum
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The program focuses on college readiness, etiquette, public speaking, financial responsibility and mental health awareness, among other skills.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Regency era dates back to the early 1800s in England and was the pinnacle of high society, extravagance, and strict etiquette.Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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Leah tells us about the lone woman who advocated for helping them, declaring that each one was someone’s son and deserved a bit of human decency.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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This may be glorified B-movie material about Honor and Sacrifice and American Know-How, but Hanks’s decency and quiet authority sell the damn thing very nicely. 23.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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This new way to communicate without speaking allowed exchanging parties to bypass propriety and social expectations.Essence, Essence, 28 Sep. 2024
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There was more privacy back then, a certain propriety and distance that people gave one another.Al Pacino, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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“Decorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorum. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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