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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
Sam stunned in a sequin maroon dress, while Aaron opted for black slacks and a button-down shirt with a maroon jacket.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
This wouldn’t be an Olsen’s style guide without mention of button-down shirting.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
Indigo pieces include bomber jacket, button-down shirt and pencil skirt.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
Jorgensen’s groom’s look included Wrangler jeans, a plaid jacket, a button-down shirt, a cowboy hat and boots.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
This wouldn’t be an Olsen’s style guide without mention of button-down shirting.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
Indigo pieces include bomber jacket, button-down shirt and pencil skirt.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
Jorgensen’s groom’s look included Wrangler jeans, a plaid jacket, a button-down shirt, a cowboy hat and boots.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for button-down
Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
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This compares to the more traditional form of pardons, which are issued during legal proceedings, or after a conviction.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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OpenAI was created as a non-profit research lab with a for-profit arm, but has mulled restructuring into a more traditional, for-profit company that could lead to more returns for investors — a plan at which Musk has also taken aim.Clare Duffy, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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Good led the conservative House Freedom Caucus but narrowly lost his primary during the summer to Virginia State Senator John McGuire, who was endorsed by President-elect .Sonam Sheth, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Dhillon has said that Harris was the more conservative of the candidates in the district attorney’s race and that she got involved in the ACLU after some Sikhs faced abuse in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Proton therapy is a more precise type of radiation with fewer side effects than conventional radiation therapy.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Unlike conventional tutoring, the latter revolved around hands-on, practical courses, teaching Vincent the ins and outs of fieldwork and international humanitarian law, including driving a four-wheel in the bushes, using a VHF radio, or passing through an army checkpoint safely.Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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