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Recent Examples of button
Noun
The interior design is restrained, and there are physical buttons for a number of controls and the infotainment system, but the climate settings live on a touch panel. Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2025 Along the bottom of the main screen are Devices, Library, Mode, and Settings buttons. PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
This covers the white shirt fabric that peeks out from beneath the coat's buttoning point. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 Free Assembly Welt Pocket Cardigan This versatile welt pocket cardigan can be worn both as a top when fully buttoned or layered over tanks and tees. Ali Faccenda, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for button
Recent Examples of Synonyms for button
Noun
  • Cass jerked open the lever again and an unused shell arcked out and fell in the leaves beside the bleeding hound.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
  • CFOs need to be able to pull multiple levers to maintain control of their cash, especially in response to customers wanting to bring forward orders to get ahead of tariffs.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • One of the Musk aides used his laptop to block his ID badge from view.
    Nicholas Nehamas, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Many had their badges and equipment taken without a formal termination letter, Ellis said.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Pro tip: use the Tab key and spacebar to quickly toggle these without clicking or scrolling.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The story toggles between Crystal’s investigation and what happened decades earlier when the men planned and pulled off the bank robbery.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Fertility all of a sudden seemed like a knob that governments could turn at will.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • What to look for in a quality shower faucet Components Look for a shower faucet that comes with a diverter, which enables you to redirect the water flow from the spout to the showerhead with a switch or knob.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The large, white metal sheet hung delicately from the crane's yellow clasps as crews moved it onto the barrage.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Then, pick out a bowling bag (one with long shoulder straps) to easily clip, clasp, and loop accessories through.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In the month since the Trump administration began its purge of federal workers, opponents fighting DOGE in court have been pinning their hopes of stopping the world’s richest man on a 50-year-old law.
    Eric Geller, WIRED, 18 Feb. 2025
  • After Moss had pinned the man against the cooler for about eight seconds, the officer threw him to the ground.
    Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Among its customizable features are the color ring encircling the dial, offered in 150 hues, and various strap and stitching choices.
    Ming Liu, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
  • With an almost 47 miles per gallon range, the Turbo E-Hybrid goes from comfort and hybrid efficient SUV, to the turn of a dial, and its 700+ horsepower of earth shattering, noise fulfilling dream ride comes unglued.
    Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • To complement a final Vivienne Westwood bridal mini—another score from The RealReal—the bride wore a delicate veil with feathers by La Pointe that cascaded from a rosette pinned to a bun atop her head.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Ahead of her hosting duties, the stand-up comedian made her mark in a gold silk satin Prabal Gurung column gown featuring an overskirt and rosette detail at the hip.
    Brittany Talarico, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Button.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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