panic button

NOUN

alarm button

Synonyms

WEAK

911 buzzer emergency signal nurse's signal

Example Sentences

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But with key earnings ahead and China’s DeepSeek poised to release a new model, investors may reach for the panic button again soon.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

This week’s software-stock selloff feels like the latest reason to reach for the career panic button, unless you happen to be an artificial-intelligence developer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Now Anthropic has provided one bot with a panic button just in case.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

Officials in Mexico have described the system as a "panic button".

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2025

My fingers brushed again something hard and smooth in my pocket, and I didn’t need to pull it out to know that it was the panic button.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken