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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
One fit pairs a loose blue button-down, top buttons undone, with slouchy denim shorts and a soft grey trench coat.
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
When the girl ran away, Hamed followed her before fleeing southbound on 97th St.
Security camera footage captured the suspect walking near the scene dressed in a black short-sleeve, button-down shirt, light-wash jeans and sandals.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
Miu Miu From refined button-down tops to versatile maxi dresses and playful bloomer bottoms, sky blue was a design house fan-favorite… and is now splashed across staples from our favorite brands.
—Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 25 June 2025
Will this button-down shirt accommodate my stoma tube?
—Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
When the girl ran away, Hamed followed her before fleeing southbound on 97th St.
Security camera footage captured the suspect walking near the scene dressed in a black short-sleeve, button-down shirt, light-wash jeans and sandals.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
Miu Miu From refined button-down tops to versatile maxi dresses and playful bloomer bottoms, sky blue was a design house fan-favorite… and is now splashed across staples from our favorite brands.
—Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 25 June 2025
Will this button-down shirt accommodate my stoma tube?
—Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
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From puberty to post-menopause, hormones significantly impact women's health experiences—yet they're often dismissed, misunderstood, or inadequately addressed in traditional healthcare settings.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 July 2025
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Jensen said Greenlanders first started making popular music that wasn't traditional Inuit music in the 1970s.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Advertisement In line with multiple other significant rulings issued by the court on Friday, the six conservative judges Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts comprised the majority.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
27 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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And then there were the potential ills of a conventional approach, like fumes spewed by laminate flooring.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Intended to provide France and Europe with full sovereign access to space, VORTEX is designed to lift off atop a rocket without a fairing, have full orbital and atmospheric maneuverability, and land on a conventional runway.—
David Szondy
June 27,
New Atlas,
27 June 2025
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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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