behaves

verb

present tense third-person singular of behave
as in carries
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 behaves The result is a business that looks like services in terms of customer experience but increasingly behaves like software in terms of margins. — Arthur Mouratov, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Roseville Police Department Residents are being urged to keep their distance and call authorities if the bear behaves aggressively or poses an immediate threat. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Locking in supply Traditionally, memory is a volatile upstream sector that often behaves more like a commodity than a technology business. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026 In effect, the surrounding environment behaves like an unintended detector that continually checks the qubits’ state, even though nobody is intentionally measuring them. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026 Unlike a felt-tip pen, which delivers a relatively consistent line, a brush liner behaves more like a tiny paintbrush. — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026 Customers with almost no technical background can collect and label sensor data, run simulations, and validate that a robotic device or vehicle behaves safely in the real world. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 By Anthropic’s own account, the same models that can predict how a gene-therapy virus behaves could, in the wrong hands, help design a dangerous disease. — Jesse Rothman, Boston Herald, 17 July 2026 Why Cyclospora may not create lasting immunity How the parasite behaves in the body is partly why creating lasting immunity to the infection is difficult, according to health officials. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for behaves
  1. carries
  2. acquits
  3. conducts
  4. handles
  5. composes
  6. restrains
  7. contains
Verb
  • Tron alone holds about $89 billion of USDT and carries the longer blacklist.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Hailing from producers Marvel Studios and Amy Pascal, Brand New Day carries a $225 million production budget.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of carries
Verb
  • That said, the older chip in the Ultra 3 acquits itself admirably.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 26 July 2026
  • In the proud lineage of pint-sized blonde women who’ve held their own against Madonna, Carpenter acquits herself quite well.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
Definition of acquits
Verb
  • The company conducts saliva testing for professional sports teams, providing analysis on dozens of biomarkers that touch immunology, inflammation, sleep, hydration, psychological stress and more.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The bureau conducts its own investigation each time an agent fires a weapon.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of conducts
Verb
  • The tablet is built to enter the AI era with a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor that handles everything from everyday tasks to light gaming when you're done with them.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
  • This is what gives the film its experiential sincerity — the lived perspective of its Ukrainian crew leaving a nonfictional trace across every level of the fiction, something Stever handles with unusual reverence.
    — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of handles
Verb
  • Agent authority composes dynamically.
    — Harsh Singhal, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Each night, the chef composes a refined tasting menu, featuring two appetizers, a choice of two entrées, and a dessert.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Definition of composes
Verb
  • Elsewhere on the canvas, Cassatt restrains herself to match Katherine’s discipline.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Remarkably, state law also severely restrains cities and counties from setting their own regulations, giving local leaders little sway over local gun policies.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
Definition of restrains
Verb
  • Kash explains that turmeric contains a specific type of polyphenol called curcumin, which is known for its anti-inflammatory properties (and is what gives the spice its bright yellow color).
    — Marie Bladt, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The Tampico-Misantla basin contains 20 Tcf of unconventional gas, which may not be critical to supply Mexico.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of contains

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