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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
One goal as a council member was to restore some level of civility amongst members and how the public was treated.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
It's been five years of almost constant drama, with her adding fuel to the nation's loss of civility.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
His message of civility and respect echoes from a distant, even quaint, time.
—John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Cox is convinced that the central issue confronting statesmen and stateswomen is to restore a culture of civility to American life and promote passionate and respectful discourse.
—John T. Shaw, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for civility
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An important piece of cosmic intel or a unique insight could arrive courtesy of a friend.—
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Bieber paired the mesmerizing dress with large statement 30-carat diamond studs, a few diamond rings courtesy of Lorraine Schwartz, and a pair of black open-toed heels.—
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Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.—
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This Is the Way to Tea Party From setting the table to greeting guests, Cece teaches her friends how to use their best manners while enjoying a tea party.—
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At the end of Monday's live Atlas demonstration, the humanoid prototype swung its arms in a theatrical gesture to introduce a static model of the new product version of Atlas, which looked slightly different and was blue in color.—
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By integrating vision, audio, and language, IntEngine enables Nylo to coordinate speech, facial expressions, and gestures in real time.—
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The advice here is to stop overcommitting out of politeness.—
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And yet, beneath the veil of politeness, there was rhetoric from the US president that suggests his default position in negotiations is still to pressure Kyiv, while appeasing Moscow.—
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The clean double-breasted buttons instantly add elegance to your airport outfit, especially when paired with a matching Amazon Essentials Turtleneck and sleek black Libin Wide-leg Dress Pants to keep you warm and comfortable from takeoff to arrival.—
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But the elegance in this quirky look did feel complicated, challenging even, to take in at first glance.—
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There’s a quixotic gallantry to appealing to a saner conservative and looking ahead to a post-Trump American politics.—
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Queen Elizabeth later awarded Beaton the George's Cross, Britain’s highest civilian award for gallantry, for his role in saving her daughter’s life, and bestowed honors on Callender, as well as the other policemen and onlookers who intervened.—
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Good care requires a level of presence and attentiveness that just can’t be scaled.—
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The company is aiming squarely at a traveler who wants the convenience of commercial routes but the comfort and attentiveness that usually come with chartering a jet.—
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Kirschenheiter's engagement ring involved just as much thoughtfulness as the proposal.—
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And to put it simply, the film does not work without the precision and thoughtfulness of Jordan’s performances.—
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“Civility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civility. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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