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Recent Examples of button
Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The button and port layout is familiar to anyone who has used a recent Galaxy device.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 13 May 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
The button is located in the cabin on the central tunnel, to be activated when driving on rough roads for extra comfort.
—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The button and port layout is familiar to anyone who has used a recent Galaxy device.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 13 May 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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Pricing is one of the most powerful—and underutilized—levers in SaaS. A 1% improvement in price can improve operating profit by up to 11%.—
Terry Chen,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Among its features is the tourbillon at 5 o’clock, two six-column wheels to operate the different levers of the split-seconds function, a specific clamp design and a blade instead of the traditional helical spring.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
2 May 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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Accessories include hats, sunglasses, tote bags and enamel pins that customers can use to customize the looks.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
14 May 2025
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Alvarez was arrested on domestic violence charges in 2016 after Fernandez filed a domestic battery charge against him, accusing the former police director of grabbing and shaking her, pinning her against a wall and spitting on her.—
Charles Rabin,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Just as experiencing negative emotions, like sadness and anger, can turn the pain dial up, other things can turn it down, including distraction.—
Jessica DuLong,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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On his wrist was a 37 mm Audemars Piguet Royal Oak in yellow gold with a turquoise dial.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
6 May 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 18 May. 2025.
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