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tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
a button-down architectural firm would never have the imagination to produce such a cutting-edge design
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Recent Examples of button-down
Kartel arrives after 11 p.m., wearing a designer button-down and sunglasses.
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Natalie Meade, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
Oh April on a line of bralettes, boxer shorts, button-down shirts and more.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025
The concept is simple: the top half is cut like a button-down shirt, and the bottom half extends out in an A-line skirt.
—Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 9 June 2025
Gap Easy Button-Down Shirt Meet your new summertime go-to; this easy linen shirt from Gap has a classic collared neckline, button-down front, and long sleeves that look great rolled up.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 6 June 2025
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Natalie Meade, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
Oh April on a line of bralettes, boxer shorts, button-down shirts and more.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 June 2025
The concept is simple: the top half is cut like a button-down shirt, and the bottom half extends out in an A-line skirt.
—Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 9 June 2025
Gap Easy Button-Down Shirt Meet your new summertime go-to; this easy linen shirt from Gap has a classic collared neckline, button-down front, and long sleeves that look great rolled up.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
Adjective
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The traditional approach of training a robot on action with reinforcement was very slow, but generative AI allows for much greater generalization.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 June 2025
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AccuWeather meteorologist Tom Kines explained that the AccuWeather RealFeel Temperature factors in more variables than the traditional heat index, which considers only air temperature and relative humidity.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Trump and Bondi, though, praised the court's conservative majority for limiting a federal judge's power to block a president's policy nationwide.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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Florida is a state of paradoxes, from its history of colonization and relationship to enslavement, to its immigrant communities and conservative politics, to its gorgeous waters and swampy inlands.—
Leila Mottley
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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The report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute comes against the backdrop of China's military buildup—both conventional and nuclear.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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The final decade of the 20th Century was the beginning of the SUV boom, with automakers across the spectrum expanding their lineups to include machines that blended the height and four-wheel-drive capability of pickups with the roomy cabins and comfortable rides of conventional cars.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
17 June 2025
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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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