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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push buttons
Noun
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Long-pressing these buttons will keep the tonearm moving beyond the presets – stopping a little after button release to lower the stylus.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026 -
The remote, which has specific buttons to notify staff if the patient is in pain or needs to use the bathroom, is similar to a cellphone and will give patients the ability to press a button to speak with a nurse before the nurse ever gets to the room.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The video depicted fingers on a MIDI keyboard, turning knobs, pushing buttons and supposedly composing the song in real time.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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There are simply too many in-demand technology features and advanced safety systems to manage with buttons and knobs alone.—
Chris Teague,
AJC.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The brass bell buttons turned light switches?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Mar. 2026
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Wispy high clouds will crisscross the sky and a north wind in the morning will keep temperatures cool at first, before the wind switches to the northwest by the afternoon.—
Greg Porter,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Phelps demonstrated how to feed the paper manually, striking the keys with force but not so hard the letters would smudge.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Remove everything from your entryway — shoes, coats, bags, keys, mail, all of it.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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