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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
See All Example Sentences for button-down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
Adjective
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Unfortunately, California does not have traditional laws that hold alcohol vendors liable for damage caused by drunken patrons.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Some of Washington’s partners may wait for a while, hoping that their American friends will come to their senses and try to reestablish something akin to the traditional U.S. leadership role.—
KORI SCHAKE,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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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 high court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has in recent years been sympathetic to plaintiffs raising claims of religious discrimination.—
June 27,
CBS News,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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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 4 Jul. 2025.
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