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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Stracke, Richards, Kemsley and Saint John are still following Beauvais while Girardi has hit the unfollow button.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Samanta Schweblin, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
Nanette Nanette Lepore Freedom Stretch Pants These straight-leg pants are at once casual and polished, thanks to a tab fly, buttoned back welt pockets, and hems that hit right above the ankles on most people.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
In its second weekend — after another week of dire economic news and volatility, along with Trump hitting the pause button on tariffs — the pic grossed a huge $78.5 million over the April 11-13 frame in North America.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Stracke, Richards, Kemsley and Saint John are still following Beauvais while Girardi has hit the unfollow button.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
The man came into the bedroom, buttoning his jeans, and glanced quickly at his mother.
—Samanta Schweblin, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
Nanette Nanette Lepore Freedom Stretch Pants These straight-leg pants are at once casual and polished, thanks to a tab fly, buttoned back welt pockets, and hems that hit right above the ankles on most people.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button
Noun
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Those are the only two levers that a senior person has for guiding, for leading in their absence.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
30 Apr. 2025
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But, while one side sees federal withdrawal as the lever to make that happen, the other warns that such moves risk creating a two-tier disaster system, one for the wealthy, one for the vulnerable.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Criticised for his work-rate at both Arsenal and Manchester United, Mkhitaryan had literally run the Nike badge off his shirt by full time.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The three agents, one in a balaclava-style ski mask, ignored demands from observers to show badges or a warrant, the video shows.—
Gene Johnson and Heather Hollingsworth,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The federal courts have toggled back and forth between narrow and liberal interpretations of the Constitution’s applicability to immigrants facing deportation – shifts that reflect competing visions of American nationhood and the boundaries of liberal democracy.—
Rick Baldoz,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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But in reality, no one is getting frog-marched off the plane for forgetting to toggle airplane mode.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Wired News,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Simplicity is key to the design team's approach to the model; its windows crank and there are climate control knobs.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Gi-hun twists the knob of a giant gumball machine that dispenses red and blue balls.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
5 May 2025
Noun
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The case's bottom has two hooks that attach to the clasps on the crossbody strap.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
2 May 2025
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Inside of Semi-finished Products and Components, goldsmiths and manufacturers will be able to find everything from mountings to clasps.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But after the 1980s brooches fell out of fashion, only seen on much older women who’d pin a brooch on the lapel of their oversized jackets to celebrate one holiday or another.—
Laia Garcia-Furtado,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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One of these is the password spraying attack, specifically targeting cloud tenants in the education sector, that has now been pinned on the Storm-1977 threat group.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This watch has also inspired a limited edition of our Ingenieur Automatic 40 with a green dial and gold appliqués.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
2 May 2025
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She’s found a Victorian-style phone with its rotary dial replaced by a number pad, and encased in what looks like jadestone.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In addition to White’s rosette creation, Moore—whose hats have made it across the pond to Britain's Royal Ascot—also designed the hat worn by Derby’s National Anthem performer and five-time Grammy winner Wynonna Judd.—
Morgan Evans,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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As host of the trip, Bieber, 28, shimmered in a glittery gold and bronze dress with a rosette embellishment adorning the waist-hitting neckline.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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“Button.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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