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The phrase "a dismiss button" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a button in a user interface that allows a user to dismiss or close a notification, message, or dialog box.
Example: "To clear the notification, simply click on the dismiss button located at the top right corner of the screen."
Alternatives: "close button" or "cancel button".
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If the notification doesn't have a dismiss button at the end - some do, some don't - a swipe to the left reveals it, or you can swipe up from the bottom to hide notifications.
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When your content is up to date, the ad won't disappear, you have to hit the dismiss button.
Some notifications come with visible dismiss buttons, while others are hidden behind menus.
After Williams came Benetton and Renault, with Flavio Briatore famously dismissing Button as a "lazy playboy" before replacing him with Alonso.
On the Web, you can delete a paid message from your feed by moving the mouse cursor over the post and clicking the Dismiss button.
Sources close to McLaren and Button dismiss talk of him moving to Ferrari as "complete rubbish".
"Judge, be a man — dismiss the case.
Upon first launch, you'll get a pop-up message announcing the changes, and you have to click an "Okay, got it" button to dismiss.
To dismiss an ill-fitting character, we depress a button marked "Del Char," meaning delete that misfit.
Press the "A" button.
A: Crosswalk buttons, for instance.
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