as in keyhole
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Recent Examples of buttonhole
These wares are made in small workshops in Italy and Portugal, where craftspeople infuse them with high-end details such as hand-sewn buttonholes and silk bar tacks, a form of stitching that reinforces seams and pockets.
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Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
Among a plethora of statement outerwear this season, the shearling coat — done in alpaca — came to the fore as an all-time classic to embrace, which Johnson presented in a mid-length suede version with 3D outlines for patch pockets and buttonholes.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
The buttons and buttonholes align and are sturdy, yet discretely hidden under an attractive fold.
—WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Washington — In December 2022, Paul Whelan was sitting in a factory at a Russian labor camp in Mordovia, more than seven hours east of Moscow, adding buttons and buttonholes to winter coats.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Every shirt in the label’s Gold Line involves 35 hours of detailed handwork, including buttonholes that take 45 minutes of stitching each.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
The paper tags had been removed, but a few plastic fasteners remained, protruding from various buttonholes on his sleeves and chest.
—Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Place the button in its original position on the fabric, aligning it with the empty buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Insert the needle through the backside of the fabric, bringing it up through one of the buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
Among a plethora of statement outerwear this season, the shearling coat — done in alpaca — came to the fore as an all-time classic to embrace, which Johnson presented in a mid-length suede version with 3D outlines for patch pockets and buttonholes.
—Sandra Salibian, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
The buttons and buttonholes align and are sturdy, yet discretely hidden under an attractive fold.
—WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Washington — In December 2022, Paul Whelan was sitting in a factory at a Russian labor camp in Mordovia, more than seven hours east of Moscow, adding buttons and buttonholes to winter coats.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Every shirt in the label’s Gold Line involves 35 hours of detailed handwork, including buttonholes that take 45 minutes of stitching each.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
The paper tags had been removed, but a few plastic fasteners remained, protruding from various buttonholes on his sleeves and chest.
—Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Place the button in its original position on the fabric, aligning it with the empty buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Insert the needle through the backside of the fabric, bringing it up through one of the buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttonhole
Noun
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The racerback cut gives your arms maximum range of motion for workouts like yoga, boxing, and weightlifting, while the keyhole in the back gives more airflow.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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Seyfried’s gown, which forwent the keyhole it was shown on the runway with, was styled with a pair of metallic platform sandals and a pair of drop diamond earrings.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Pino tucks his thumbs in the armholes of his bullet-proof vest like a Wild West sheriff.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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This wardrobe staple resembles a muscle tee with its large armholes and oversized fit, yet has a flattering silhouette that lends femininity.—
Christina Shepherd McGuire,
Southern Living,
11 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Contaminated cooling water sometimes leaks to the interior through pinholes or poor seams and introduces bacteria that cause spoilage.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Nine screws hold the bottom panel in place with a pinhole button to perform a hard reset in case you get hung up.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
27 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The 29-year-old endured a deep puncture wound in her abdomen, severe muscle trauma, and mental and psychological stress in the aftermath, the Associated Press reported.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2025
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But the crash in the second run there left her with a puncture wound in her abdomen that kept her out of competition until late January.—
Zack Pierce,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As the screaming continued, the terrified neighbor, 44, shooed her young sons away from the door and looked through the peephole into the hallway, watching as the assailant stabbed the helpless woman in the back of her neck with a knife at least 8 inches long.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Smart lock makers are trying pretty much anything right now, including adding digital peepholes to deadbolts in the new Lockly Vision Prestige and TCL Smart Lock Ultra.—
Umar Shakir,
The Verge,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
27 Jan. 2022
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In addition to the knothole described above, the company plans to consult a community advisory committee, whose members will sign a nondisclosure agreement.—
Steven Litt,
cleveland,
4 July 2021
Noun
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Might be important later: the criminal was able to gain entrance to the White Lotus property when Valentin pulls up on his motorcycle to the security gate to chat with Gaitok, at the exact moment a random SUV containing the thief sails through.—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Also present were the camera crews waiting to capture the entrance and exit of the protagonists at the door.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Residents in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are advised to move out of the water, off the beach and away from harbors, marinas, bays and inlets and not go to shore to observe the tsunami.—
CNN,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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On top of this, the rise in sea level, coastal development and the construction of navigation channels and inlets, have exacerbated the issue.—
Kiara Alfonseca,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2024
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“Buttonhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttonhole. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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