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tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
a button-down architectural firm would never have the imagination to produce such a cutting-edge design
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Recent Examples of button-down
After class, Rae puts on an oversize denim button-down embroidered with Winnie the Pooh characters and grabs her pewter Prada handbag.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Ralph Lauren could not have built his empire if button-down shirts and penny loafers were exclusively conservative attire.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
Pair them with a sweatshirt for casual wear or dress them up with a button-down and jacket for dinner.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Rebecca Harding Rebecca Harding, the founder of Lui, wore a blue and white flowing tartan skirt and a button-down blue collared shirt courtesy of Ralph Lauren.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for button-down 
Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Ralph Lauren could not have built his empire if button-down shirts and penny loafers were exclusively conservative attire.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
Pair them with a sweatshirt for casual wear or dress them up with a button-down and jacket for dinner.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
Rebecca Harding Rebecca Harding, the founder of Lui, wore a blue and white flowing tartan skirt and a button-down blue collared shirt courtesy of Ralph Lauren.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for button-down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
Adjective
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His rise exemplifies how the new generation of artists are rewriting the rules of success—leveraging social media to cultivate a following before stepping into the traditional industry spotlight.—
Hala Mustafa,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2025
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In addition to Irish clothing, food and jewelry, the store sells traditional Irish dance shoes and has fitted them for local students for decades.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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At Costco’s annual meeting on Thursday, shareholders will vote on a proposal from the National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, that would require the company to report on any potential risks diversity programs could pose to profits.—
Nell Gallogly,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Since then, Republican President Donald Trump appointed three new conservative justices during his first term, shifting the court to the right.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Jan. 2025
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These people are always looking for new and more efficient ways to do things, so may be seen as troublemakers in conventional organizations.—
Martin Zwilling,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Those guidelines include providing alt text on images so that people with visual impairments who use automatic readers can understand images, offering audio descriptions for people with hearing disabilities, and making all websites operable by keyboard for users who can’t use a conventional mouse.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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