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as in traditional
tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions
a button-down architectural firm would never have the imagination to produce such a cutting-edge design
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Recent Examples of button-down
Robert Thomson, the feisty and recently re-upped CEO of News Corp. was seen grinning in a baseball cap and floral button-down, untucked.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 July 2025
Excited fans cheer and snap videos as the boy-band star — looking suave in an open button-down shirt and shades — passes by.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 July 2025
On the afternoon that LES introduced us, the boy from Italian Renaissance painting was wearing a cotton button-down shirt, jeans, and loafers without socks.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
When fall and cooler weather hits, simply layer a button-down shirt beneath.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 29 June 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 July 2025
Excited fans cheer and snap videos as the boy-band star — looking suave in an open button-down shirt and shades — passes by.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 July 2025
On the afternoon that LES introduced us, the boy from Italian Renaissance painting was wearing a cotton button-down shirt, jeans, and loafers without socks.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
When fall and cooler weather hits, simply layer a button-down shirt beneath.
—Alex Sales, Glamour, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for button-down
Adjective
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An additional 18 pot still whiskeys won Gold, demonstrating that Ireland’s most traditional whiskey style continues to elevate the standards for flavor, complexity, and craftsmanship.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The left-handed bat seems to have a more traditional torpedo shape.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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But even after the court's conservative majority limited the use of far-reaching injunctions that block enforcement of a policy across the country, the justices may continue to face a steady drumbeat of emergency appeals seeking their intervention.—
Melissa Quinn
July 9,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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In addition, the independence of private universities and their tax status that encourages donations supports conservative and sectarian schools: Boston College, Notre Dame, Brigham Young, Liberty University, among many others.—
Peter Balakian
July 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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These stories reveal new information, challenge conventional thinking, inform policymakers and the public, shine light on wrongdoing.—
Greg Borowski,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
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Twice per day, on the way up and back down, Kosmos 2589 briefly passes near a large number of US government and commercial satellites in more conventional geosynchronous orbits but then quickly departs the vicinity.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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“Button-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/button-down. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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