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button

[buht-n] / ˈbʌt n /
NOUN
fastener
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Her rendition of Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars song Die With A Smile prompted Sir Tom to hit the button to turn his chair around after hearing her.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

You can also use the stop-start defeat button but you have to press it every time you start the car.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Players can now freely control the camera, and this time Link can jump with the press of a button.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The “sparkle” icon was at the vanguard of this trend, a magical-looking diamond that suggested something incredible was behind the door if you just clicked that button.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Ridge, enamored by the “antiquated technology,” asked if he could press the button.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"A polyester blazer doesn't need nylon buttons and labels. A sports top doesn't need metal zips. It can all be polyester."

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

But they panned its cramped front-facing screen, mediocre camera, clunky buttons and heavy weight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Ermanno Scervino, for his part, unveiled a "corsair" woman, in a wide red and beige jacket with gold buttons, worn over a mini-short.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

She found Georgia-based print shops to make pink “Senator My Boo” buttons and has been working with local Democratic activists and volunteers to distribute them at Ossoff’s rallies, including one he held Sunday in Athens.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

The spell whizzed right at the witch, and the thread holding one of his silver jacket buttons came undone.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

It’s good the NFL isn’t as buttoned up as it used to be regarding its public image, although it’s probably wishing this story would go away.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Appearing remotely via video-link wearing a partially buttoned pale blue shirt, Brand, the ex-husband of popstar Katy Perry, only spoke to confirm his name and his date of birth.

From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026

By keeping buttoned up about its plans and intentions, Team Trump appears to have spared itself the Pottery Barn rule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

A year after graduating, he began designing menswear at Stirling Copper and was responsible for the body-hugging, buttoned trousers Sir Mick Jagger wore during The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter tour in 1969.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

He buttoned it up over his hoodie, grabbed his backpack, and then slipped out the back door and jumped the fence.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Instead of clocking into a cubicle for a traditional 9-to-5 and buttoning corporate uniforms each morning, some new grads are spinning records from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. or writing Substack newsletters from cafes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Today, his home-run gait around the bases would be wobbly, and his right fist pumps would be shaky, and afterward he might need help in the locker room buttoning his shirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2025

It can get worse over time and make daily activities like buttoning a shirt difficult.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2024

A smart person would respond to Carroll's new court filing by buttoning up.

From Salon ● May 24, 2023

I, panic-stricken, buttoning my shirt as fast as my numb fingers would go, started to say something but he made a quick, shushing gesture at me with his hand.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt


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