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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
The Trump ally attended the hearing in his usual courtroom attire, a brown jacket and untucked black button-down shirt, over gray jeans.
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Graham Kates, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Ozuna After making a surprise appearance as a guest at Chavarria’s 2024 New York Fashion Week Show, the singer upped his game this year and walked the runway wearing an oversize plaid button-down and a white cowboy hat.
—Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Some layered jackets over dark button-down shirts and turtleneck tops, adding a wintery vibe to the Canadian tuxedos.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2025
Wearing a bone gray button-down jacket and a sweater, the actor looks ready for the chill of a Budapest winter rather than the relentless Côte d’Azur sun.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
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Graham Kates, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
Ozuna After making a surprise appearance as a guest at Chavarria’s 2024 New York Fashion Week Show, the singer upped his game this year and walked the runway wearing an oversize plaid button-down and a white cowboy hat.
—Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Some layered jackets over dark button-down shirts and turtleneck tops, adding a wintery vibe to the Canadian tuxedos.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2025
Wearing a bone gray button-down jacket and a sweater, the actor looks ready for the chill of a Budapest winter rather than the relentless Côte d’Azur sun.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
Adjective
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For the fashion industry, generative AI is set to accelerate fabric simulation, dynamic rendering, and personalized design, potentially cutting the traditional three-month clothing development cycle down to just 72 hours.—
Li Jun,
WWD,
24 Feb. 2025
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For patients who have recently completed Invisalign or traditional braces, or even those with naturally straight teeth, Saad's message is clear: retainers are not optional.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
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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His own systematic thinking and interest in the workings of worldly power led him to become a conservative Catholic.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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There was no conventional way to insert the centre-forward Arsenal had been so painfully lacking in the first 69 minutes of the match.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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But a truly effective Iron Dome system is hard to imagine without a laser component, given the high-speed nature and possibilities of being overwhelmed and running out of conventional air defense missiles.—
James Stavridis,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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