buttoned

past tense of button

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttoned
Verb
  • Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
    Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
  • Seashell earrings feel like a natural evolution for the kind of girls who, like me, grew up with a shell necklace securely fastened around their neck each summer.
    Lidia Maseres, Glamour, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • With the focus of the world affixed to the Kentucky Derby, Devaux became the first female trainer to lead a horse to the winner’s circle in the world’s most famous race.
    Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • The unlawful taking of any part or accessory affixed to the interior or exterior of a motor vehicle in a manner which would make the item an attachment of the vehicle or necessary for its operation.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Newlyweds Tito Avalos, 26, and Andrea Avalos, 24, who were visiting from El Salvador, tied their wishes to a tree together, their wrists entwined and fingers clasped.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • In Wake-Keeper (2026), a roughly four-by-five-foot canvas, a pious man draped in the red cloth of traditional Ghanaian funeral attire sits on a stool with his hands clasped, his body facing the left side of the frame.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Brazil and Morocco are currently tied atop Group C with four points apiece.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • San Francisco tied the game at 1-1 in the second following Caissie’s home run on a Daniel Susac sacrifice fly after loading the bases on three consecutive singles against Lake Bachar, who opened Miami’s bullpen game.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • The Associated Press said Tuesday that Becerra and Republican contender Steve Hilton had cinched enough votes in last week’s primary to proceed to the November general election.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
  • Carpenter paid homage to Madonna’s aesthetic by adding a pair of wrist-length black lace gloves and a skinny black belt that cinched at her waist.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Here, the oyster clamped swiftly shut, pinching Yara’s finger.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
  • Minnesota, facing elimination at 3-1 in this series, clamped up.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • As the ball landed safely on the other side of the left field fence at Nationals Park on Monday, Dylan Crews clenched his fists and let out a scream.
    Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 16 June 2026
  • An accompanying photograph shows Glimcher holding the viewer’s gaze, his right hand outstretched on the desk, clenched in a tight fist.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • Garden Art Wine corks can be glued together with a hot glue gun to create decorative birdhouses and wreaths to display in the garden.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Buttoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttoned. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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