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Recent Examples of push button
Our Best Overall pick, the Crown Shades Canopy, has a one-button setup with a single push button that lifts the canopy, and the ABCCanopy Pop Up Canopy also uses a push-button design.
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
Single spinner wheels at each corner of this upright suitcase push and pull easily with extend and stow handles that lock and unlock with one touch of the push button.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Our expert reviewer found that the on-ear push button controls were simple to use and enjoyed the option to customize long presses from ANC-transparency mode toggling (the default setting) to summoning voice assistants or volume control.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025
Lewis, the mechanical engineer, explains that having good force control enables Baxter to do things like pick up parts or push buttons without needing a degree of position control that would have required more expensive components.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2012
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 24 June 2025
Single spinner wheels at each corner of this upright suitcase push and pull easily with extend and stow handles that lock and unlock with one touch of the push button.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Our expert reviewer found that the on-ear push button controls were simple to use and enjoyed the option to customize long presses from ANC-transparency mode toggling (the default setting) to summoning voice assistants or volume control.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025
Lewis, the mechanical engineer, explains that having good force control enables Baxter to do things like pick up parts or push buttons without needing a degree of position control that would have required more expensive components.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push button
Noun
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With one gentle tap of the button on the top of the lamp, the warm orange light switches on and off.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
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Through Motorola’s website, consumers could tailor certain details of the phone’s aesthetic like the color of its buttons and back panel — one of the device’s key selling points.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
4 Aug. 2025
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Another issue is that the short-term solutions — often called levers — previously deployed to raise money to spend on transfers have not always been accepted by La Liga, who want the club to be run in a more sustainable way.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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These are levers that tie in with hard outcomes like productivity, retention, belonging, and engagement.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ball head: 360-degree pan / 90-degree switch / -50 and +60 degree tilt.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Weekend beers: Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park will try to flip the switch to fall on Friday with the seasonal release of cinnamon-y/marshmallow-y Sweet Potato Casserole ale in six-packs.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Havaianas Keys flip-flop, in black, which was decked out with silver keys along the straps.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Luigi Ferrucci, the scientific director of the National Institute on Aging, suggests that the key is the mitochondria, the battery of the cell.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Today’s sales reps go straw by straw, dial by dial, hoping to find a needle.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Cyrus blends the exquisite craftsmanship of a legacy house with the joie de vivre of an upstart, which is reflected in the exuberant shades of the strap and dial details.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Try removing the knob and spray some electrical contact cleaner down the shaft of the knob.—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
10 Aug. 2025
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Tactile switches, knobs, and handles also help connect Scout drivers with their vehicle.—
Dennis Lewon,
Outside Online,
25 July 2025
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“Push button.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20button. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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