variants
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as in traditional
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
Jeans were also styled under wrap skirts and extra-long button-down shirts for a grunge effect.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Feb. 2025
Until this point, Friedmann, the button-down prison reform advocate, was nothing more than a burglar.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Her boyfriend, music executive Alexander Edwards, wore an unconventional tux consisting of a double-breasted blazer and a white button-down with a Peter Pan collar.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
Lowden complemented her, keeping it classic in a black Dior tux with a white button-down shirt and a black bow tie.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Feb. 2025
Until this point, Friedmann, the button-down prison reform advocate, was nothing more than a burglar.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Her boyfriend, music executive Alexander Edwards, wore an unconventional tux consisting of a double-breasted blazer and a white button-down with a Peter Pan collar.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 18 Feb. 2025
Lowden complemented her, keeping it classic in a black Dior tux with a white button-down shirt and a black bow tie.
—Rachel Flynn, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
Adjective
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Sticking to the series’ traditional hands-off attitude toward helping new players is an odd choice, especially at a point when the audience is rapidly growing.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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The shifts have also impacted soil health, further exposing crops to vulnerabilities that traditional remedies can no longer address.—
Valeria Kogan,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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While Chiuri has been criticized by some for playing it safe with commercial collections that helped to turbocharge Dior’s growth, Prigent gradually understood her messaging is anything but conservative.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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Do conservative standard operating procedures inhibit innovative or entrepreneurial explorations capable of enhancing profitability?—
John Cairney,
Sportico.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Its imposing size and dramatic silhouette should, according to conventional design wisdom, limit its range.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
28 Feb. 2025
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The 36 dwarf galaxies are varied in their properties, and many exhibit puzzling orbits that conventional theories have so far been unable to explain.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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