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Noun
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These buttons require the press of a button to start cooking or heating something quickly.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026 -
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
Noun
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Are Americans customers asking you for more buttons and knobs?—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Swap out old knobs and handles for brass ones to add a sophisticated, elegant touch.—
Farima Ferguson,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The wild switches that follow feel like jumping between the bathroom and the dancefloor.—
Marcos Sanoja,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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In simpler terms, those receptors act like biological switches.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
6 May 2026
Noun
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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
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The four imap and nmap lines make the arrow keys move the cursor up and down in both normal and insert mode via display lines rather than the actual file lines, which really helps with arrow key navigation with long wrapping lines.—
Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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“Push buttons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20buttons. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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