push button

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Recent Examples of push button Our expert reviewer found that the on-ear push button controls were simple to use and enjoyed the option to customize long presses from ANC-transparency mode toggling (the default setting) to summoning voice assistants or volume control. Cierra Cowan, PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025 The push button shifter isn’t any fun. Josh Max, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 Keyless entry and push button start are standard and a digital smartphone key is available. Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 The mop swivels left, right, up, and down and is flexible, with a push button on the handle to release more spray if and when needed. Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for push button
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Noun
  • Push and hold the button and the door closes for you.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • As the sound drew closer, Wiggs and his colleague pressed a button on a console.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • However, Paul believes there are other levers the administration can pull rather than going after trade in the name of a political ally.
    Al Weaver, The Hill, 10 July 2025
  • The lack of housing emerged as a lever for Lee, who has sought to challenge federal control of public lands since he was first elected to the Senate in 2010.
    Abe Streep, ProPublica, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Both fuel switches were found in the run position with indications that both engines were attempting to relight before the crash.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
  • Jeong went from forward to wingback and back to his preferred position of forward in his last two years in Minnesota; that switch factored into his inconsistency.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • The Perfect Warm-Up: Ezra Collective Brings the Fire Brit Award and Mercury Prize winning British band Ezra Collective set the stage for Stevie Wonder with an energy-filled, all guns blazing performance full of magical keys, sublime saxophone and dazzling drumming.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • As Pentagon leaders see it, the key is to get unmanned systems ready to go immediately.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The other wrist was adorned with an Audemars Piguet, its dial dotted with diamonds.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 11 July 2025
  • No more messing around with dials or having to adjust sound levels, for example.
    Eric Hutto, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Start by just changing the knobs on a dresser, MacDermaid said.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
  • Users can easily adjust the temperature settings and two fan speeds using the knobs on the bottom left of the unit.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 18 June 2025

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“Push button.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20button. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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