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Recent Examples of button-down Contrasting this was a black button-down underneath his jacket, essentially inverting the classic suit color scheme. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025 The pair both wore a denim button-down shirt over a white T-shirt, paired with black sweatpants and white Converse sneakers. Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025 Thankfully, Amazon’s latest fall lineup of long-sleeve tops delivers just that, with flattering mock-necks, breathable tunics, crisp button-down shirts, and on-trend animal prints that transition effortlessly from errands to the office to dinner out—all for under $30. Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025 Whitworth, wearing a suit jacket and white button-down dress shirt, declined to speak when Crosswhite offered him the chance during his plea. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for button-down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
Adjective
  • Other times, the mob leaned on more traditional crime tactics — robbery, extortion and assault, including a punch to one victim’s face — to force the card players to pay.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Tight ends fiercely preserve their own history and the nuances of their position, preferring peer-to-peer coaching to more traditional coach/player dynamics.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In the years since that race, Gaines has established herself as an unofficial face of conservative attacks on the NCAA, joining a March 2024 lawsuit accusing the association of violating Title IX by allowing trans athletes to compete.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
  • Trump, on the 2024 campaign trail, repeatedly downplayed ties to the controversial conservative playbook Project 2025, but now many of his second-term Administration’s policies mirror it.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • After being integrated, this system will demonstrate its capabilities in live-fire tests – advancing the Department of War’s effort to evaluate and accelerate new, cost-effective strike capabilities for conventional deterrence.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Studies show operating emissions for rail can be as low as 31 g CO₂e per passenger-km on electrified routes, a number far below many conventional car or plane comparisons.
    Chelsea Haney October 25, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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