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Recent Examples of buttonhole
Washington — In December 2022, Paul Whelan was sitting in a factory at a Russian labor camp in Mordovia, more than seven hours east of Moscow, adding buttons and buttonholes to winter coats.
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Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Every shirt in the label’s Gold Line involves 35 hours of detailed handwork, including buttonholes that take 45 minutes of stitching each.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
The paper tags had been removed, but a few plastic fasteners remained, protruding from various buttonholes on his sleeves and chest.
—Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Place the button in its original position on the fabric, aligning it with the empty buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Insert the needle through the backside of the fabric, bringing it up through one of the buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
The pregnancy hair tie trick of looping a hair tie through the buttonhole of your pants and tying it around the button didn’t last me through my entire pregnancy.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 9 Feb. 2024
There are minor imperfections (the topmost of the polo’s four buttonholes arrived unfinished and a touch ragged) and the shirt’s large, soft collar, the only option, gets helplessly flummoxed under even a light blazer.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2023
Slip drapery rings through the buttonholes and then slide the rings on the curtain rod, or use curtain ring clips to attach the shower curtain.
—Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2023
Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2024
Every shirt in the label’s Gold Line involves 35 hours of detailed handwork, including buttonholes that take 45 minutes of stitching each.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2024
The paper tags had been removed, but a few plastic fasteners remained, protruding from various buttonholes on his sleeves and chest.
—Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Place the button in its original position on the fabric, aligning it with the empty buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
Insert the needle through the backside of the fabric, bringing it up through one of the buttonholes.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
The pregnancy hair tie trick of looping a hair tie through the buttonhole of your pants and tying it around the button didn’t last me through my entire pregnancy.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 9 Feb. 2024
There are minor imperfections (the topmost of the polo’s four buttonholes arrived unfinished and a touch ragged) and the shirt’s large, soft collar, the only option, gets helplessly flummoxed under even a light blazer.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2023
Slip drapery rings through the buttonholes and then slide the rings on the curtain rod, or use curtain ring clips to attach the shower curtain.
—Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttonhole
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The bodice of Megan’s full-length dress featured a bold keyhole cutout.Julia Teti, WWD, 31 Oct. 2024
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In fact, attendees entered the otherworldly forest through a giant keyhole which set the stage for the storybook vision Earle had in mind.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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This wardrobe staple resembles a muscle tee with its large armholes and oversized fit, yet has a flattering silhouette that lends femininity.Christina Shepherd McGuire, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2024
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His suits were defined by their relaxed silhouettes, which featured high armholes, double vests and slim-cut trousers.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 July 2024
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Eclipses can also be viewed indirectly using a pinhole projector such as a hole punched through an index card.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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One of these methods is a pinhole projector, in which small holes (for example, in an index card) can project the image of the sun on a nearby surface.Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 29 Sep. 2024
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Surrounding that is the environmental protective garment (EPG), the heavy, visible, outer covering of the suit that protects the astronauts from cuts and punctures on a lunar terrain that bristles with jagged rocks and scarps.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
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Doctors at the hospital allegedly told police Hannah had three puncture wounds, per the affidavit.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Each division, department, and office of the KGB had a party branch, a peephole through which the state could monitor its agents.Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2010
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The Details: Neighborhood: Downtown Accessibility: There are 12 fully accessible rooms that have lowered light switches, peepholes, and thermostats; wider doorways; bathrooms with grab bars, raised sinks and toilets, roll-in shower with seats, and lever door handles; lowered clothes racks.Emily Hochberg, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2024
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All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.Washington Post, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
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In addition to the knothole described above, the company plans to consult a community advisory committee, whose members will sign a nondisclosure agreement.Steven Litt, cleveland, 4 July 2021
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Prospect Park, with Grand Army Plaza and the stately Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch at its northern entrance, covers 526 acres from the neighborhoods of Park Slope and Prospect Heights to Windsor Terrace and Flatbush.Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Just beyond the entrance, a student pedals a white stationary bicycle as curious onlookers stop to watch.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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The front fascia is more aggressive, the inlets much bigger, and the wheel arches more prominent and sharp.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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For 2025, the Maybach logo appears on the front air bumper inlets, and the grille’s been tweaked.Josh Max, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Buttonhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttonhole. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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