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Recent Examples of button
Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Each comes with a text-to-speech button to help blind and low-vision riders, the transit agency says.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2026
While some netminders tend to button up in big situations, Dostál seems increasingly eager to not only play the puck but make plays with it as the stakes elevate.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The Dodgers hit the shuffle button on their playlist of popular jams, and the hits flowed on Tuesday night with a whole new tempo.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Each comes with a text-to-speech button to help blind and low-vision riders, the transit agency says.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Verb
By the time the Yankees’ 2025 season came to an end, Carlos Rodón couldn’t bend his money-making left arm or button a shirt.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2026
While some netminders tend to button up in big situations, Dostál seems increasingly eager to not only play the puck but make plays with it as the stakes elevate.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button
Noun
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When leaders understand this connection, PHS shifts from a culture initiative to a business lever.—
Bill Howatt,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The most effective lever, the group argues, is deficit reduction — which can ease near-term inflationary pressure, take downward pressure off long-term yields by reducing economic crowding-out, and shrink the debt stock on which the government pays interest.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
Noun
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It’s made from 100 percent cotton and has a front pocket that’s optimal for clipping on your work badge.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Canepa told us that’s a badge of honor.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Links to toggle between the maps for vote centers and drop boxes are at the bottom of the page.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
2 June 2026
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These are paired with seasonal filters that let users toggle between winter, summer, monsoon season and fall to see how heat exposure shifts across the year.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Model weights are sets of parameters, like knobs and dials in a machine, telling the models how to process information.—
Huo Jingnan,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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Wring the cloth and wipe cabinet fronts, paying special attention to areas around the knobs.—
Emerson Latham,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Other styles include the $50 Elevated Modern Band with a leather-like texture and metal clasps, which could help the Air blend in better with formalwear.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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The clasps can be repositioned, allowing the overall structure to transform into multiple forms.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Played by Michelle Williams at her most tremulous, this Marilyn is something like a butterfly that Hollywood wants to pin to a board and display.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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The impact from the crash led the Chevrolet van to pin the man up against the Land Rover.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Noun
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Adding electrifying, productive winger Nikolaj Ehlers and rangy, do-everything defenseman K’Andre Miller helped Carolina turn that dial to the right.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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To give the watch an Americana feel, Zenith dialed in on, well, the dial, outfitting it with a smooth white lacquer and blue subdials.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
Noun
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This plant has a stunning rosette of thick, spiky leaves that culminates in a striking central flower spike.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
24 May 2026
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Garden roses can also pick up the incurable rose rosette disease from wild-growing multiflora roses—an invasive rose with five-petaled, white flowers.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 May 2026
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“Button.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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