behaviorally
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Progression is engaging in challenges that expand our future capacity—physically, behaviorally and mentally.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
“What I find most fascinating is just how, behaviorally, it seems the market is trying to trade the war just like it traded trade policy in 2025.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
But at Dilley, she regressed behaviorally, wetting herself after years without accidents and begging to breastfeed again despite being 6 years old.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026
Rudy may have been the scene-stealer in the earliest seasons of the show, but Theo had the most heart, striving to live up to his parents’ high expectations while behaviorally overcompensating for his low grades.
From Salon • Jul. 23, 2025
Thereafter, the garbage preserved at archaeological sites rapidly becomes more and more interesting and leaves no doubt that we are dealing with biologically and behaviorally modern humans.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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