Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttoning
Verb
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The sandals feature a buckle-fastening ankle strap.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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The other day, as the opera’s softball team, the Pitch Hitters, readied for an evening game in Central Park, a bespectacled, bearded opera employee stood on a red plastic box affixing a GoPro camera to the backstop.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Thanks to the emergence of thin and flexible circuitry capable of twisting, bending, and stretching, people are already affixing semiconductor circuits to their skin, wrapping them around the curved surfaces of a hand, an arm, a calf, or a torso.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 May 2021
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Rice atoned for his miscue in the bottom of the second with a game-tying solo home run — his 20th homer of the season — off of Boston starter Lucas Giolito.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
22 Aug. 2025
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Other measures include boosting the federal stock buyback excise tax, restricting buybacks for companies accepting government contracts or subsidies, and tying pay ratio benchmarks to federal procurement.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
21 Aug. 2025
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After arriving on the scene, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey ran toward the sanctuary and was later seen clasping his hands outside on the church steps.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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Parents, some in tears, walked from the school, clasping their kids by the hands or carrying them out on their shoulders.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
27 Aug. 2025
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Reeves has repeatedly dismissed the possibility of bending her own fiscal rules on borrowing.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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From railroads to telecoms to energy, industries with concentrated wealth and technical expertise have usually succeeded in bending rules to their favor.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As a result, the object is reportedly held steadily and securely in place, with the clamping pressure distributed evenly across its surface at multiple points.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Aug. 2025
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Their strong clamping force and uncomfortable fit don't help.—
Mark Knapp,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
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In March, photos from the movie’s set showed the Barbie Oscar nominee in an elaborate wedding gown complete with waist-cinching corset.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Buttoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttoning. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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