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Recent Examples of push button
The lid is designed with a push button, which also doubles as a handle, to provide the best seal.
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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
Wait till the jellyfish show up and kids can push buttons to change the color of the lights and watch the jellies change with them.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 10 May 2025
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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
Wait till the jellyfish show up and kids can push buttons to change the color of the lights and watch the jellies change with them.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for push button
Noun
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The button, the middle of house, is on the intersection of those two lines, and it is surrounded by three concentric rings with diameters of four, eight and 12 feet.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Jessica London Two-Piece Sweater Dress Set This sleeveless sweater dress has a clean, modern fit and an easygoing midi length, while the matching button-front cardigan adds a tailored touch.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Food for thought During his preflight training, Ham was taught to push a lever within five seconds of seeing a flashing blue light; failure to do so resulted in an application of a light electric shock to the soles of his feet, while a correct response earned him a banana pellet.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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Looking back through the records, Warr found that the majority of medalists hadn’t looked like sure things at age 12, even as every lever in the system was tuned to favor those who did.—
Rachel Barr,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As Officers Gonzalez and Rodriguez approach the BMW, the CCTV footage switches to another angle that shows Zass emerging from his car with the weapon in his hand.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Warship switches to high-power radar during aircraft encounter The footage shows the Yanan’s crew moving quickly as potential aircraft are spotted approaching the warship.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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However, the next key in understanding the problem was to calculate the effects of all the other planets on the orbit of Mercury.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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Her phone, wallet and car keys were inside the home.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Instead of sending a specific message, as neurotransmitters do, neuromodulators dial brain activity up or down and change the brain’s overall state like a dial on a radio.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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The center display was made larger in part by reclaiming space formerly occupied by hard navigation buttons and relocating the volume dial to the trim just below it.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For years, simple pine chests with large, circular knobs have been a dime a dozen at antique stores.—
Heather Bien,
Martha Stewart,
31 Jan. 2026
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Changing architectural details like the shower fittings, faucets, cabinet knobs and drawer pulls can make a basic bathroom look far more refined and considered.—
Nomita Vaish-Taylor,
The Spruce,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Push button.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20button. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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