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button

[buht-n] / ˈbʌt n /
NOUN
fastener
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But that’s not a simple button the Dodgers can press, especially against pitchers of Sale’s caliber.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

A few weeks ago, I opened GoPuff, a grocery delivery app, and noticed a button I hadn’t seen before: a black square with a blue-and-white “go” glowing in the center.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

Participants therefore had to recognize that the associations had changed, learn the new ones, and respond with the correct button using the appropriate hand and finger.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

It's just these days they can see it instantly if you hit that heart button on your feed.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

“It does this,” Pelicarnassus said, and pressed the red button.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

Secular Israelis were prepared with a counter-protest, blowing whistles to drown out the chants and with some wearing pink lapel buttons showing a middle finger.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

When this was realised, the automated blue-flag system was disconnected and the FIA relied on marshals showing blue flags or pressing the buttons that operate the blue-light panels trackside.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

It’s visiting elements that can penetrate your soul and stay with you and inspire you or push buttons or make you angry or make you happy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Vehicles now have too many buttons, switches, levers and touch-screen options, which are highly distracting for drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

There was a row of tiny black buttons, which had taken an eternity to fasten back at the fashion emporium in Washington, running all the way up my ankle.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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

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

As he buttoned up a professional baseball uniform for the first time in his life, he understood that he was becoming the guinea pig in an experiment that has the whole industry watching.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

A black blazer, a white shirt buttoned to the top, and some manner of ill-fitting pants.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2025

Artemis buttoned his designer jacket, pausing at the mirror to straighten his tie.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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

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

From BBC Nov. 22, 2024

His alleged infractions included not washing his face at a specified time and not buttoning his clothing properly.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2024

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

From Salon May 24, 2023

Ishmael stood there buttoning his coat with the fingers of his one hand.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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