push button

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Recent Examples of push button Technology: Has a smart key system, push button start, plus a JBL premium audio and Wi-Fi connectivity on a 4G network. Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026 The lid is designed with a push button, which also doubles as a handle, to provide the best seal. Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025 Our audio expert, Tim Gideon, found that the on-ear push button controls were simple to use and appreciated the option to customize long presses from ANC-transparency mode toggling (the default setting) to summoning voice assistants or volume control. Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025 The push button starter provides some race-car flavor. Josh Max, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for push button
Recent Examples of Synonyms for push button
Noun
  • Built by the Mosler Safe Company in Ohio, the vault’s doors opened upward, activated by two massive counterweights that swung down at the press of a button.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
  • Key reasons to buy this grooming brush This self-cleaning grooming brush has a convenient release button that makes cleanup quick and mess-free.
    Jessica Moore, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • What Actually Helps Shift Workers Sleep Light is the single most powerful lever available.
    Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
  • The best lever might be for the EBU to privilege the jury more than fan voting — but that would undermine the populist nature of the contest and potentially turn many viewers off.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Instead of being found by quick switches of play, Grimaldo and Frimpong would often become involved in moves higher up the pitch after the ball had worked its way through Alonso’s midfield box (consisting of the two deeper midfielders and two No 10s).
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 May 2026
  • The study authors argue that humans became strongly right-handed through a gradual evolutionary process tied to bipedalism and brain expansion rather than a single genetic switch.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
Noun
  • The key is a hot grill (gas, charcoal, or even an indoor grill pan), a little confidence, and a few reliable techniques.
    Phoebe Fry, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2026
  • This adjustable sling bag has plenty of space for your phone, cash, keys, and other daily essentials, and is constructed with locking zippers to ward off potential thieves.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Below are 15 of the coolest green-dial watches currently on the market.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
  • These make the operation as user-friendly as possible because there’s no guesswork involved in ensuring the dial is in just the correct position.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Wipe the surface carefully, paying close attention to knobs, handles, detergent compartments, and door edges where grime tends to collect.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
  • Justin Thomas had his caddie place hole-sized discs on every corner of the 17th green at Aronimink on Monday, all of them perched on knobs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 May 2026

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“Push button.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push%20button. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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