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Recent Examples of well-behaved
Compared to the other couples, Alexa and Lino are the most well-behaved at the villas and never cross any boundaries.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Your dog would have been well-behaved and wouldn’t have caused a distraction.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
Many owners have been astonished to see just how calm and well-behaved their pup is when there's no one else at home.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings were mostly well-behaved in their competitive but controlled joint practice on Wednesday.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
The hyperbole lands sideways at a time when an epidemic of cynical box-ticking means every power center in the country is eager to promote (light-skinned, well-behaved) people of color as a way to have their DEI cake and eat it racistly too.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
Not only do many of the homeowners welcome pets, but most beaches on the island encourage guests to bring along their leashed and well-behaved companion animals.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The technique is also a key ingredient for turning an LLM into a useful and well-behaved chatbot.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
One was beautiful and well-behaved, and one saw the future and stepped inside it.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Your dog would have been well-behaved and wouldn’t have caused a distraction.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2025
Many owners have been astonished to see just how calm and well-behaved their pup is when there's no one else at home.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
The Cleveland Browns and Minnesota Vikings were mostly well-behaved in their competitive but controlled joint practice on Wednesday.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024
The hyperbole lands sideways at a time when an epidemic of cynical box-ticking means every power center in the country is eager to promote (light-skinned, well-behaved) people of color as a way to have their DEI cake and eat it racistly too.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
Not only do many of the homeowners welcome pets, but most beaches on the island encourage guests to bring along their leashed and well-behaved companion animals.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
The technique is also a key ingredient for turning an LLM into a useful and well-behaved chatbot.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
One was beautiful and well-behaved, and one saw the future and stepped inside it.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-behaved
Adjective
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His oxygen tank sat at his knees like an obedient mastiff.—
Brandon Taylor,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.—
Bebe Hodges,
USA TODAY,
15 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition (March 25) takes a wary view of its own contents, which span half a millennium, arguing that the West acted out its daydreams of a docile Orient one cup-and-saucer at a time.—
Shauna Lyon,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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Mark is taller and brighter than Darren but infinitely more docile and far less street-smart.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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When the pandemic blew everything up, situations that seemed intractable (the need to go to the office every day, for example) suddenly proved surprisingly tractable.—
Ada Calhoun,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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In the 12th century, for instance, the Dutch began to drain swamps to create tractable land for agriculture.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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However, adding just $20,000 in private loans changes the equation dramatically: Additional monthly payment: $260 Remaining for savings: $1,022 While still manageable, this reduces your financial security and may make emergencies more difficult to weather.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Senators get a player who can help them now and possibly beyond for a manageable cost.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Well-behaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-behaved. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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