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Recent Examples of button
Noun
For a second Windows Hello option, a fingerprint reader is built into the power button at the top right of the keyboard. PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025 Players can use a shuffle button to mix up the words on the screen if they get stuck. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
He’s buttoned up and formal, with the bearing of a man who never slouches. Gqlshare, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025 Maude and Judd Apatow had a father-daughter moment, with Maude attempting to give Judd some guidance on how to button his jacket for photos. Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for button
Recent Examples of Synonyms for button
Noun
  • For our part, the business community and its leaders should follow these discussions and use the levers available to you to ensure your business, its innovations and your customers remain protected.
    Michael Morris, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Picking quality positions China’s response to Trump’s tariffs suggest trade tensions between the two countries will continue for some time, given the levers Beijing has to pull by stimulating an economy , and strengthening ties with other trading partners.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Still, Salah renewed, Van Dijk kissing the badge and just 6 points more for the Slot Machine, there's alot more to look forward to!
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Virgil van Dijk kissed the Liverpool badge in celebration after heading home a late winner against West Ham United to push his side a step closer to Premier League glory.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Users can toggle among ZIP codes to see their community.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Apple Intelligence and Siri and toggle off Apple Intelligence.
    Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The knobs on the stove, the refrigerator handles, the drawer pulls, and the kitchen light switches all need a good scrub and disinfecting.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Knobs, cup pulls, bar pulls, drop handles, backplate knobs, latch hardware—there's no shortage of ways to dress your cabinet doors, especially this year.
    Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Developed over two years, the Serpenti Aeterna watch snaking around the wrist features a clasp closure mechanism and signature hexagonal scales etched in the inner contour.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • And the integrated bracelet now has a triple-blade clasp for improved security.
    Nazanin Lankarani, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • As boss Richie Stevenson looks to pin blame, patriarch Conrad Harrigan gathers his clan with a plan.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Forest won more duels and second balls and were able to pin Villa back, sustaining attacks and possessions upfield.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This baby features an aspect ratio dial too – a first for Fuji – with nine options to frame your shots in different ways, which is pretty neat to see on a high-end camera like this.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The focal point of the dial is the timing elements of the chronograph, with a 30-minute totalizer placed at 9 o’clock being the only framed sub-dial in sight.
    Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In addition, last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival, Gomez wore a sequin black maxi halter gown with a rosette at the neck.
    Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Tennyson will be buried in Wichita, and a rosette will be added to his name on the Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial to indicate that he has been accounted for.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Button.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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