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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
Weinstein, 74, appeared in court Tuesday in a navy suit and white button-down shirt.
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 21 Apr. 2026
Proving simplicity is a form of genius, this look shows how pairing loafers with a button-down white shirt and some straight-leg jeans always means a stylish result.
—Clare Holden, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2026
Riding boots, low-rise jeans, and a snap button-down are so reminiscent of the era—the best way to complete the look is with a furry jacket.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Saenz de Viteri looked like a podcaster: tousled hair, black-rimmed glasses, a plaid button-down, and a microphone.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 21 Apr. 2026
Proving simplicity is a form of genius, this look shows how pairing loafers with a button-down white shirt and some straight-leg jeans always means a stylish result.
—Clare Holden, Glamour, 16 Apr. 2026
Riding boots, low-rise jeans, and a snap button-down are so reminiscent of the era—the best way to complete the look is with a furry jacket.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Saenz de Viteri looked like a podcaster: tousled hair, black-rimmed glasses, a plaid button-down, and a microphone.
—Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
Adjective
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Crypto apps like Coinbase have begun to diversify into non-crypto assets, and more traditional retail finance apps like Robinhood have begun to dip their toes into areas like tokenized stocks.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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People are in the right conditions, so meetings are more meaningful than in a traditional market where everything is back-to-back.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Leo, by contrast, has been making efforts to engage with conservative and traditionalist Catholics for much of his first year as Pope.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Roberts, who has led the court since 2005, appeared to acknowledge the public's dimming approval of the court, shown in opinion polls over the past few years, as its conservative majority continues to push American law dramatically rightward.—
Andrew Chung,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The documentary traces Hier’s path from an orthodox Jewish enclave to international prominence as the founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the nineteen-seventies, Franciscan University, a small school on a hill above the downtown, became a center for charismatic Catholicism, an expressive, theologically orthodox movement that paralleled the development of the evangelical Jesus People and secular hippie culture.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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