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adjective

as in cooperative

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verb

past tense of behave
as in acquitted
to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way if the children behave themselves properly and sit quietly during church, they'll get their ice cream afterward

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Recent Examples of behaved
Adjective
Forget about the ill-behaved, performative fans hoping to go viral on TikTok for unseemly behavior. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 14 June 2026 For families There are a couple of (very well behaved) babies here during my stay, but no kids dive-bombing the pool, and the stairs around this maze of a property aren’t particularly stroller friendly. — Sarah Leigh Bannerman, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
Axios first reported allegations in May about Edwards allegedly having behaved inappropriately toward his young female staff. — Jeff Ballou, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Abdelkader lamented what happened, but said that those who breached the border behaved relatively well. — CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 For waves attempting to move in the opposite valley, however, the same region behaved like a barrier. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026 The women alleged that Leto behaved inappropriately toward them, some of them were also underage at the time. — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Waiting for VivaTech Paris to open its doors while my MacBook quietly behaved like a private intelligence agency. — Edward Morris, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 In 2024 hundreds of community scientists participated in Hartstone-Rose’s research project, making note of how animals around them behaved during the solar eclipse—from pets to farm animals to wild creatures. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026 This pasta behaved just like the regular stuff, just as tasty on its own as it was coated in tomato sauce. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 July 2026 First, the team analyzed how the signal behaved across Titan's disk. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaved
  1. cooperative
  2. acquitted
  3. disciplined
  4. carried
  5. well-bred
  6. restrained
  7. amiable
  8. conducted
Adjective
  • Pitch a idea for a team huddle, and let your expressive style set a cooperative tone that moves decisions forward.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The cooperative specializes in Zeter, a finer variety of Pulu made from especially soft wool from the necks and backs of sheep.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of cooperative
Verb
  • The move was reminiscent of another high-profile Massachusetts murder trial that recently captured headlines, when Karen Read was acquitted of the top charge during her 2025 retrial.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Jurors acquitted him of first-degree murder, court records show.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Definition of acquitted
Adjective
  • When the problem is clear, technology choices become more disciplined.
    — Yusuf Berkan Altun, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Her answer was polished, disciplined and almost certainly the safest response available.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of disciplined
Verb
  • Trump carried Wisconsin in 2016, lost it in 2020 and then won it again in 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Each would be carried by more than 1,000 newspapers (some, such as the Tribune for a time, carried both) and eventually each claimed 90 million daily readers worldwide.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of carried
Adjective
  • As the sun set on the gentlemanly era of relationship banking, Wall Street needed to recruit huge numbers of the most talented—not just well-bred or best-connected—bankers to keep up.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Definition of well-bred
Verb
  • Shoichiro leapt up the stairs and restrained his father by the shoulders.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Tranquill had his helmet ripped off in the scuffle and had to be restrained by Mahomes.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of restrained
Adjective
  • For a second, Fauci almost seemed to laugh, and there was a glimpse of the public-health official who had charmed much of the country during the pandemic, with his air of amiable competence.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Matt Lucas and Marina Prior’s Thénardiers are boisterous and charming — more amiable sleazes than menacing scumbags, if that tracks.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Definition of amiable
Verb
  • Citizen tips and information from Airway Heights police officers and Spokane County sheriff’s deputies who responded to the initial call and conducted evacuations helped lead investigators to Farinacci, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier tests establish technical foundation The fabrication program follows accelerated irradiation tests conducted at Idaho National Laboratory’s Advanced Test Reactor in the United States.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of conducted

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