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Recent Examples of unbutton
At the 2024 Oscars, Ryan Gosling sported a custom black Gucci suit with subtle metallic piping, a black shirt unbuttoned midway and hot pink socks as a nod to his film Barbie.
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Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Tisdale bared her belly in the pictures, unbuttoning her white dress shirt under her chest to reveal her baby bump.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
This comfy-as-can-be oversized button-down is the perfect layer — button it for chillier mornings, unbutton it throughout the day for some air, and use it as a cover-up at the beach; the sky is the limit.
—Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
The woman had pushed aside her scarf and unbuttoned her coat so that my mother could place her hand, palm down, directly onto her dress.
—Sanaë Lemoine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Tisdale bared her belly in the pictures, unbuttoning her white dress shirt under her chest to reveal her baby bump.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
This comfy-as-can-be oversized button-down is the perfect layer — button it for chillier mornings, unbutton it throughout the day for some air, and use it as a cover-up at the beach; the sky is the limit.
—Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
The woman had pushed aside her scarf and unbuttoned her coat so that my mother could place her hand, palm down, directly onto her dress.
—Sanaë Lemoine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbutton
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One officer unzips his jacket pocket, then pulls out a flashlight and handgun with what appears to be an extended magazine.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Just unzip the bottom of the main compartment to create one larger space.Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Ayoola attempted to put his fingers between his neck and the seatbelt, and was unable to unfasten his seatbelt.Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
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This paper proposes a spherical tether handling device that unfastens a robot’s tether during surveys by releasing the tether and carrying it aside.Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
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Pickett, snapping from his own 10, managed to unfurl a 45-yard pass to A.J. Brown while facing an eight-man box, but, four plays later, the Eagles punted, and the Commanders scored on the following possession to draw within 21-14.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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The flag Each year, Hudson's unfurled the biggest American flag in the world.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
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This can cause the tailgate to unlatch while the vehicle is in park, the report said.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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For the Chevrolet adapter, press the button on top to unlatch the adapter from your vehicle, then use the latch on the NACS side of the adapter to release the Tesla cable.Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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This December, the Caroling Party unfolded in a one-story ranch-style house in the Villages of Shady Hollow subdivision, located just off Frate Barker Road.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
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This cuvée continually unfolds in the glass - this is a memorable wine!Tom Hyland, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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If that doesn’t work, unclench your eyes, re-close them in the regular way, and then go back to sleep at a normal speed.Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Without such attention to Indian-Pakistani relations, India's democracy will not prosper and Pakistan's generals will never unclench their fists.Christophe Jaffrelot, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
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“Unbutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbutton. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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