buttoned

past tense of button

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttoned
Verb
  • The brooch was eventually fastened to an even more extravagant necklace, featuring 16 Colombian emeralds set between diamond quatrefoils.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This roster is held together like wet cardboard fastened by cellophane tape.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An investigation revealed the suspect was driving without a license and had affixed a fraudulent registration tab to the rear license plate.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Some perky-looking musical notes, in brass, were affixed to railings.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Scott, attending a court hearing via video feed from Corcoran state prison, clasped his hands and thanked God and all involved with his release.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The dress, made of metal, was tightly sewn and clasped together, barely any leeway to walk in a decent stride.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • New York currently owns an 80-76 record and is tied with the Cincinnati Reds for the third and final NL wild card spot.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • In recent years, tech platforms have increasingly been tied to acts of violent extremism.
    Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Standout pieces include Look 15, La Bomba Number 2 — a dramatic fur coat with exaggerated shoulders, a white-to-brown ombré hide, cinched at the waist with a chain belt adorned with Gucci’s signature double G medallion.
    Essence, Essence, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Accessories are also a priority, with the accent on new lines like Anthem, hinged on a squishy top-handle style cinched with a chunky belt.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One of the two animals ended up with part of Hohl's head inside its mouth, with its jaws clamped around his cheek and skull, while the other clamped onto his left ankle.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Miami once again clamped up the Lions’ offense, leading to a 21-yard Jason Sanders field goal on the subsequent drive that pushed the Dolphins’ lead to 24-17.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Lalay, a 15-foot crocodile, was not amused and spent half an hour thrashing around with the man’s leg clenched in her teeth, until the park owner clocked her over the head with a block of concrete to get her to let go.
    Kassondra Cloos, Outside, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And then there’s Eros, also known as Cupid, who flies away with his little buttocks clenched at the least hint of a rational process.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many car parts are glued together rather than riveted, screwed, or bolted, and the robots and spray guns that apply those bonding agents need to be cleaned.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, their Boeing Starliner spacecraft had issues, causing NASA to bring the vehicle back to Earth without the two astronauts, who would stay behind in space — and as time went by, delay after delay extended their visit, leaving the nation riveted.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Buttoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttoned. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.

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