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Recent Examples of buttonhole
The buttons and buttonholes align and are sturdy, yet discretely hidden under an attractive fold.
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WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Washington — In December 2022, Paul Whelan was sitting in a factory at a Russian labor camp in Mordovia, more than seven hours east of Moscow, adding buttons and buttonholes to winter coats.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Every shirt in the label’s Gold Line involves 35 hours of detailed handwork, including buttonholes that take 45 minutes of stitching each.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
The paper tags had been removed, but a few plastic fasteners remained, protruding from various buttonholes on his sleeves and chest.
—Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Place the button in its original position on the fabric, aligning it with the empty buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Insert the needle through the backside of the fabric, bringing it up through one of the buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
The pregnancy hair tie trick of looping a hair tie through the buttonhole of your pants and tying it around the button didn’t last me through my entire pregnancy.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 9 Feb. 2024
There are minor imperfections (the topmost of the polo’s four buttonholes arrived unfinished and a touch ragged) and the shirt’s large, soft collar, the only option, gets helplessly flummoxed under even a light blazer.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2023
WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Washington — In December 2022, Paul Whelan was sitting in a factory at a Russian labor camp in Mordovia, more than seven hours east of Moscow, adding buttons and buttonholes to winter coats.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Every shirt in the label’s Gold Line involves 35 hours of detailed handwork, including buttonholes that take 45 minutes of stitching each.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
The paper tags had been removed, but a few plastic fasteners remained, protruding from various buttonholes on his sleeves and chest.
—Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Place the button in its original position on the fabric, aligning it with the empty buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Insert the needle through the backside of the fabric, bringing it up through one of the buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
The pregnancy hair tie trick of looping a hair tie through the buttonhole of your pants and tying it around the button didn’t last me through my entire pregnancy.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 9 Feb. 2024
There are minor imperfections (the topmost of the polo’s four buttonholes arrived unfinished and a touch ragged) and the shirt’s large, soft collar, the only option, gets helplessly flummoxed under even a light blazer.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttonhole
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Everything in Paris was always going to be viewed through the keyhole of sadness left lingering from Tokyo.Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
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Her dress donned a high slit that rested just below her waistline, a keyhole cutout and an off-the-shoulder neckline.Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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This wardrobe staple resembles a muscle tee with its large armholes and oversized fit, yet has a flattering silhouette that lends femininity.Christina Shepherd McGuire, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2024
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His suits were defined by their relaxed silhouettes, which featured high armholes, double vests and slim-cut trousers.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 July 2024
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How to turn a box into a pinhole projector to view the eclipse Another way to make a pinhole projector includes a box, tape, scissors, foil and paper.Austin American-Statesman, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024
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Eclipses can also be viewed indirectly using a pinhole projector such as a hole punched through an index card.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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Bronwyn Newport is opening up about the terrifying moment she was attacked by a dog that left her with 37 puncture wounds in her arm and legs.Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Hamilton was also punished for two separate incidents, first serving a five-second time penalty for a false start before being hit with a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pitlane after suffering a puncture.Sam Joseph, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
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Just slip this over the interior door’s peephole and rest assured knowing that no one can use a device to see in.Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
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The neighbors used a twig, inserted through a gap in the gate, to push the net to the side, jerry-rigging a peephole into the front hallway.Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
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All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.Washington Post, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
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In addition to the knothole described above, the company plans to consult a community advisory committee, whose members will sign a nondisclosure agreement.Steven Litt, cleveland, 4 July 2021
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Earlier this year, Ramirez Flores led a group of students in creating a 7-foot-high scarecrow, which is currently on display at the school's entrance.Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Best of all, the spa is a short walk from the entrance to both parks.Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Waln was discovered in the woods of the recreation area, a small park off an inlet of Percy Priest Lake.Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 13 Dec. 2024
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Coho and especially Chinook salmon stocks spiked this year in Vancouver Island and its inlets, according to the Pacific Salmon Foundation, after years of downturn.Jules Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Buttonhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttonhole. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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