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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 for 2026, the sale also will include suits, tuxedos, button-down shirts, ties, bow ties, suspenders and cummerbunds.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Meghan wore a white turtleneck, her hair worn down in loose curls; Harry—who, like Meghan, could only be seen from the waist up in the video—wore a white button-down under a dark suit jacket.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
His tailored trousers were paired with a crisp white button-down and a breezy sport coat, left open.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Exercising in slacks, a button-down shirt and a tie is strange, but is fitting for being in an airport, and still somehow less odd than jeans.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Meghan wore a white turtleneck, her hair worn down in loose curls; Harry—who, like Meghan, could only be seen from the waist up in the video—wore a white button-down under a dark suit jacket.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
His tailored trousers were paired with a crisp white button-down and a breezy sport coat, left open.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
Exercising in slacks, a button-down shirt and a tie is strange, but is fitting for being in an airport, and still somehow less odd than jeans.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
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The reason CrowdStrike shares are down 16% this year, alongside many other enterprise software companies, is that some investors believe that large language models (LLMs), with their rapidly improving capabilities, will one day displace even the best traditional cybersecurity vendors.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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That demonstration confirmed the drone could operate from naval platforms without traditional runways.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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Republican voters demonstrated their willingness to embrace ultra-conservative candidates by bringing Attorney General Ken Paxton close to victory in the Senate primary despite his scandals and controversial history, suggesting the rightward trajectory of the GOP continues[1].—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The relatively modest fiscal stimulus also aligned with the more conservative growth target, Xu noted.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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For him, Yuan porcelain represented a major cultural and technological breakthrough in Chinese art under Mongol rule, countering long-running, orthodox perceptions of the imperial dynasty.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Bishops and priests often challenged texts that did not conform with what became orthodox doctrine.—
Christy Cobb,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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