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button down

[buht-n-daun] / ˈbʌt nˌdaʊn /




VERB
finish, close; surpass
Synonyms


button-down


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Walker often plays professional women forced to button down their emotions more than occasionally, in part because the struggle not to cry is considered more powerful, and interesting to watch, than the tears themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

In one photo, Reba is wearing a black button down, her salt and pepper hair cropped short above her deep-set eyes.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024

We gave each one of them moments that I remembered from growing up — rugby pads, rugby shirts or the polo shirts or that one look with the button down collar and the vest.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2023

To pair it via Bluetooth, simply hold that same button down for longer when you power on the MG20.

From The Verge ● Jan. 27, 2022

Using it to hold the alarm button down, I pull open the door and use a brick leaning against the wall to keep it open.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

How could it be that the elf in a button-down shirt now looked like someone’s cool bisexual cousin!

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

She’s in full hair and makeup, dressed in a gray vest suit with a blue button-down underneath.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

You’d think that the night was done by the time he returns to the stage, soaking wet, having discarded the vest he wears over his white button-down shirt.

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

“Margo has a favorite alien T-shirt. And then in an early episode, she has another button-down shirt that has an alien. Hopefully, the viewers notice that it’s in her subconscious.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Johnny takes off his button-down and hands it to me.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart


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