push button

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Recent Examples of push button Technology: Has a smart key system, push button start, plus a JBL premium audio and Wi-Fi connectivity on a 4G network. Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026 The lid is designed with a push button, which also doubles as a handle, to provide the best seal. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025 Our audio expert, Tim Gideon, found that the on-ear push button controls were simple to use and appreciated 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, 13 Aug. 2025 The push button starter provides some race-car flavor. Josh Max, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for push button
Recent Examples of Synonyms for push button
Noun
  • This Oxo dish brush features a handle that dispenses soap at the push of a button.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • How to buy Flyers playoff tickets Click the button below to buy Flyers tickets.
    Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • The only major tariff lever the administration appears to have currently in place are industry-specific tariffs.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
  • There are lever handles on every door, partly because a wrist with arthritis can’t twist a round knob, and partly because lever handles tend to look better anyway.
    Amy Kunst, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • The switch from French to Russian patronage came after coups in Mali in 2020 and 2021, followed by two in Burkina Faso in 2022, then one in Niger in 2023.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
  • Scientists knew that people with this chromosome produced an abnormal enzyme that regulates one of the on-off switches for cell growth.
    Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Opened in January of 2026, the 27-key property is officially the third boutique hotel to debut in downtown Roanoke in the last few years—but its story sets it apart entirely.
    Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
  • The smaller piano was not meant to project sound that could reach the balconies, so Jarrett had to press the keys (especially in the bass register) aggressively.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • There’ve been lots of attempts in the last few months to move the dial on Farage.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • In case of an emergency, dial 911.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • Swap out old knobs and handles for brass ones to add a sophisticated, elegant touch.
    Farima Ferguson, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In older homes, Reiner warns that outdated materials like aluminum or knob-and-tube wiring can be fire hazards, too, and may even prevent a home from being insured or financed.
    Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 25 Apr. 2026

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“Push button.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20button. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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