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Recent Examples of unbutton
At the 2024 Oscars, Ryan Gosling sported a custom black Gucci suit with subtle metallic piping, a black shirt unbuttoned midway and hot pink socks as a nod to his film Barbie.
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Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Tisdale bared her belly in the pictures, unbuttoning her white dress shirt under her chest to reveal her baby bump.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
This comfy-as-can-be oversized button-down is the perfect layer — button it for chillier mornings, unbutton it throughout the day for some air, and use it as a cover-up at the beach; the sky is the limit.
—Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
The woman had pushed aside her scarf and unbuttoned her coat so that my mother could place her hand, palm down, directly onto her dress.
—Sanaë Lemoine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
Tisdale bared her belly in the pictures, unbuttoning her white dress shirt under her chest to reveal her baby bump.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
This comfy-as-can-be oversized button-down is the perfect layer — button it for chillier mornings, unbutton it throughout the day for some air, and use it as a cover-up at the beach; the sky is the limit.
—Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
The woman had pushed aside her scarf and unbuttoned her coat so that my mother could place her hand, palm down, directly onto her dress.
—Sanaë Lemoine, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbutton
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Just unzip the bottom of the main compartment to create one larger space.Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Simply unzip its top and the sides fold down, revealing compartments, pouches, and adjustable dividers that keep items organized.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ayoola attempted to put his fingers between his neck and the seatbelt, and was unable to unfasten his seatbelt.Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
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This paper proposes a spherical tether handling device that unfastens a robot’s tether during surveys by releasing the tether and carrying it aside.Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2016
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But instead, the Eagles unfurled a demoralizing 21-play, 99-yard drive that ended with Hurts kneeling.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Blood is trying to fit a lot into 70 minutes, and while certain aspects of plot or character might have been unfurled with a bit more elegance over a longer period, the decision to keep things brisk feels like the right one.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
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This can cause the tailgate to unlatch while the vehicle is in park, the report said.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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For the Chevrolet adapter, press the button on top to unlatch the adapter from your vehicle, then use the latch on the NACS side of the adapter to release the Tesla cable.Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Club officials had a plethora of permutations for how this winter would unfold, but had not committed to anything before gathering this week at the Winter Meetings.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Around the same time, Argentine prosecutors were building a larger case that would, unfolding over the next five years, expose the inner workings of the entire torture-and-murder apparatus at ESMA.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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If that doesn’t work, unclench your eyes, re-close them in the regular way, and then go back to sleep at a normal speed.Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Without such attention to Indian-Pakistani relations, India's democracy will not prosper and Pakistan's generals will never unclench their fists.Christophe Jaffrelot, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
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“Unbutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbutton. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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