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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
From breezy linen pants and flowy midi dresses to hoodies with sun protection and breathable button-down shirts, all of these clothing staples can make or break your time in the heat.
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Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026
Worn with a ribbed tank or lightweight button-down, the piece delivers understated polish.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 24 May 2026
Or take a page out of the Scandi girls’ playbook and wear your floral sandals with minimal culottes and a button-down, or a midi-dress layered under an oversized blazer.
—Rosana Lai, Glamour, 22 May 2026
Crawford, 60, looked chic in a monochromatic look featuring a denim button-down shirt and jeans.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for button-down
Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026
Worn with a ribbed tank or lightweight button-down, the piece delivers understated polish.
—Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 24 May 2026
Or take a page out of the Scandi girls’ playbook and wear your floral sandals with minimal culottes and a button-down, or a midi-dress layered under an oversized blazer.
—Rosana Lai, Glamour, 22 May 2026
Crawford, 60, looked chic in a monochromatic look featuring a denim button-down shirt and jeans.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
Adjective
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Near the entrance, visit the spa’s meditation space and library in two traditional Vietnamese houses, while Tai Chi, sound healing, and yoga further round out the extensive wellness retreat setting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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In the mid-'60s, Rollins toured heavily in Europe, switching back and forth between more traditional and avant-garde approaches.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Overturning the doctrine aligns with conservative legal values, such as the traditional view that Congress writes laws and the courts interpret them.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
28 May 2026
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Low inflation also often leads to lower interest rates, reducing returns on savings accounts and conservative investments.—
David Kudla,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The documentary traces Hier’s path from an orthodox Jewish enclave to international prominence as the founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the nineteen-seventies, Franciscan University, a small school on a hill above the downtown, became a center for charismatic Catholicism, an expressive, theologically orthodox movement that paralleled the development of the evangelical Jesus People and secular hippie culture.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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