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Recent Examples of button
Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
The charcoal-and-gray design with blue highlights and a silver power button looks classy.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 5 June 2025
EW.com, 13 May 2025
The top, which has a chest pocket, can be buttoned and tucked into the bottoms or unbuttoned with a tank layered beneath it for a breezier look.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 12 May 2025
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Noun
The gearshift lever that had always stuck up between the seats was gone, replaced by buttons to open up the cabin.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 June 2025
The charcoal-and-gray design with blue highlights and a silver power button looks classy.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 5 June 2025
Verb
But that's all been buttoned up by the fourth episode of season 2 (streaming May 15, when the series goes to dropping weekly).
—EW.com, 13 May 2025
The top, which has a chest pocket, can be buttoned and tucked into the bottoms or unbuttoned with a tank layered beneath it for a breezier look.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button
Noun
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Pricing and cost cuts were the main levers, CFO Andre Schulten said at the time.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Trump increases tariffs on aluminum and steel Trump has already started to pull some of those levers, announcing plans last Friday to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
Noun
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There’s a reason why its name appears on vehicle’s badge after all.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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Cunningham had his Prichard Police badge and weapon on him, according to authorities, WKRG reported.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Issue by issue, Newsom has toggled between embracing his brand as a fighter for his party and more judiciously stepping back from the role of Trump antagonist.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
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From the beginning, these twins seemed to toggle with particular agility between the planes of Trivial and Tragic that Koestler theorized govern human existence.—
Alexandra Jacobs,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Shower flooring must be non-slip and shower knobs should be at wheelchair height.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
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Protect Hardware When Painting Painting can result in a real mess when stray streaks and drips land on handles, knobs, and pulls.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Other clothes can stay in place thanks to straps with an easy clasp.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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As for her accessories, Queen Camilla styled her three-strand pearl necklace with a diamond clasp at the center and the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada brooch, which holds a significant symbolic meaning, per Steven Stone jewelry expert Maxwell Stone.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
27 May 2025
Verb
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His vision and passing range set the tempo for the team, while his physical presence and reading of the game help City pin opponents in and prevent counter-attacks.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Lee, who drove the legislative efforts to impeach Yoon, pinned his presidential campaign on unity, promising not to target conservatives and calling for an end to political polarization.—
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
Noun
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President Trump’s dial is perpetually set on bellicose.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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The Swiss watch brand has teamed up with Italian soccer team Como 1907 on the Hublot Classic Fusion Como Edition, a 42-mm chronograph encased in a sleek black ceramic case with a deep blue dial.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Now, a rosette will be placed next to his name at the Walls of the Missing at Lorraine American Cemetery in France.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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Now that McCook has been accounted for, a rosette has been placed next to his name on the Walls of the Missing.—
June 4,
CBS News,
4 June 2025
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“Button.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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