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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
Guests came in all attires, from fancy dresses and button-down shirts to leggings and Crocs, as there is no hard dress code.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
In the morning, T.J. wakes the cast in a striking black button-down that was definitely one of his go-to first-date shirts back in the day.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
This soft and lightweight set includes a button-down top with notch-collar detailing and a chest pocket.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
The mom of two wore a baby pink coat and matching pink satin button-down, holding hands with Cairo, who wore a leopard jacket and a pink dress.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
In the morning, T.J. wakes the cast in a striking black button-down that was definitely one of his go-to first-date shirts back in the day.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
This soft and lightweight set includes a button-down top with notch-collar detailing and a chest pocket.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
The mom of two wore a baby pink coat and matching pink satin button-down, holding hands with Cairo, who wore a leopard jacket and a pink dress.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
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Yarrow, who died on Tuesday at 86, was also a member of the Newport Folk Festival board that had been striving to balance the event’s founding mission — bringing traditional music to a wider audience — with the preferences of that wider audience, which was more drawn to pop than purism.Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Those conversations are centered around traditional Polynesian approaches to managing natural resources.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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The sentiment was echoed by former Fox host and conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Whatever cranky conservative quip Allen fires off is sanded down by the balance Dennings brings to the breakfast table.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Unlike conventional robots made from rigid metals and gears, Clone’s creations are flexible and replicate the nuances of human tissue.Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Idaho’s big-game hunters generally think that modern hunting technology in the form of conventional optics and firearms, digital mapping services, and even ATVs and side-by-sides is acceptable.Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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