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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
New styles include the Amber Eco, a women’s cropped button-down shirt; the Dani Eco, a men’s short-sleeve denim shirt; and the Louis Eco, a men’s jean short.
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Apr. 2025
In the photo, Louis smiled brightly at the camera and wore a button-down Trotters Oliver shirt in camel check.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
With a button-down Edward Berthelot/Getty Images Most Popular What Exactly Did Rory McIlroy’s Wife Do Wrong at the Masters?
—Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
The actor wore a bifurcated button-down shirt that was half white, with the other half resembling the colors and shapes of the Palestinian flag: a red triangle against green, white, and black stripes.
—James Factora, Them., 16 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Apr. 2025
In the photo, Louis smiled brightly at the camera and wore a button-down Trotters Oliver shirt in camel check.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
With a button-down Edward Berthelot/Getty Images Most Popular What Exactly Did Rory McIlroy’s Wife Do Wrong at the Masters?
—Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 18 Apr. 2025
The actor wore a bifurcated button-down shirt that was half white, with the other half resembling the colors and shapes of the Palestinian flag: a red triangle against green, white, and black stripes.
—James Factora, Them., 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
Adjective
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To stay competitive as water stress deepens across traditional and emerging production regions, the industry must decouple manufacturing from water use.—
Ken Katz,
Sourcing Journal,
5 May 2025
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For him, achieving a red carpet-worthy look is about doing your research, diving into traditional braid styles for different ceremonies, and giving credit to where that inspiration came from.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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Within days, a conservative legal group echoed Carr’s words in a petition asking the FCC, which governs broadcast licenses, to investigate whether coverage of Abrego Garcia on NBC, ABC and CBS distorted facts.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Guidance from Dover , also out Thursday, was prudently conservative , and the market rewarded the stock.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2025
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In one new academic paper, an AI model was able to predict whether a cancer patient is at risk of developing wasting disease better than conventional methods.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Such an admission not only upsets the conventional framing of the war, but strikes at the very heart of the Vietnamese Communist Party’s own legitimacy to govern the country.—
Made by History,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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