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Recent Examples of button
PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
The space can transform from a 1,100-seat opera house into a 850-seat concert hall with the push of a button.
—Mo Noubani, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2024
Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024
He’d been styled for the photograph, in baggy jeans and a dark shirt buttoned clerically to the neck.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Noun
During a meeting, all the basic video conferencing controls, including mute, video, and screen-sharing buttons, appear at the bottom of the screen.
—PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
The space can transform from a 1,100-seat opera house into a 850-seat concert hall with the push of a button.
—Mo Noubani, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
The Ravens’ locker room was, if anything, unusually buttoned up as preparations for the Steelers accelerated.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024
He’d been styled for the photograph, in baggy jeans and a dark shirt buttoned clerically to the neck.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button
Noun
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This continued the reversal of the higher rates the Fed monetary policymakers implemented between 2022 and 2023 as a lever to tame inflation.Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
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It was aimed at trying to pull a lever on the culture one way or another.Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Roc Nation agents allegedly pretended to work for the State of Texas and flashed fake badges, Buzbee said.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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The ubiquitous New Yorker tote became the uniform of the chic intellectual, and Trader Joe’s reusable bags (though around since the late ’70s) are a badge of brand loyalty.Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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This 7-foot tree includes 400 lights that can toggle between different colors, including white and eight light patterns.Toni Sutton, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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In some cases, tech executives have been toggling between conducting interviews and interviewing for jobs inside the government.Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Also, the control knobs are on the front of the unit, eliminating the need to reach over hot pots and pans.Terri Williams, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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There's a hard button to swap functions between the two and two physical control knobs.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The clasp is then removed, and the cable is retracted back up out of the way.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2024
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Yet Then, there’s the necklace, which features four strings of pearls and a diamond clasp in the center.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Loading your audio article The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office on Friday dismissed the manslaughter case against the lone remaining officer charged in the 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez, who stopped breathing while being pinned to the ground by multiple Alameda police officers.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Three people were injured, including an MTA bus driver and a young girl, in a wild collision that pinned two cars between a box truck and city bus in Brooklyn on Tuesday.Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Pro keeps the same strong tactile switches and gasket mounting system of the original BlackWidow V4 75% and adds wireless connectivity, a new dial on the side, and a customizable OLED screen right next to it.Henri Robbins, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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This example has a tritium dial, which has aged to a pleasant off-white color against the navy dial.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Now that Auld has been identified, a rosette will be placed next to his name at the Courts of the Missing.Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024
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This comfy pair of undies gets bonus points for its buttery-smooth material, picot trim, and little rosette detail.Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Button.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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