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as in nosegay
a bunch of flowers
I bought my wife a nice bouquet for her birthday
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as in tribute
an admiring personal remark
an evening dress of daring design that attracted bouquets as well as brickbats
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Recent Examples of bouquet
Weiser, a farm known especially for its melons, was offering lush bouquets of pea shoots, delicate white flowers and crisp, shapely pods sprouting from curling tendrils, pretty enough to display in a vase.
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Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 4 July 2025
Its stem resembles the color and structure of asparagus, but once the buds come in, the Puya will look like an intricate bouquet of small flowers.
—Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
Second brides were also excluded from wearing white, carrying a bouquet or wearing a floor-length gown.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
Grab a fresh-cut bouquet of flowers, sample local flavors from a variety of food carts, and savor tasty dumplings and stir fry.
—AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
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Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 4 July 2025
Its stem resembles the color and structure of asparagus, but once the buds come in, the Puya will look like an intricate bouquet of small flowers.
—Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
Second brides were also excluded from wearing white, carrying a bouquet or wearing a floor-length gown.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
Grab a fresh-cut bouquet of flowers, sample local flavors from a variety of food carts, and savor tasty dumplings and stir fry.
—AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bouquet
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From the Colosseum to the Vatican, See the Best Photos from King Charles and Queen Camilla's Italy Visit Their visit began inside the Cathedral, where they were given a small flower bouquet, known as nosegays, before joining the procession through the Nave.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Inside, the Queen Consort accepted a traditional nosegay bouquet and processed with King Charles up the nave as the service began.—
Janine Henni,
Peoplemag,
6 Apr. 2023
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This particular flavor pulls inspiration from peach iced tea for a fruity, sweet scent.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Pura’s Plus diffuser excels in large spaces—even rooms with 23-foot ceilings—thanks to its powerful, pet-safe scents from luxury brands like Nest and Capri Blue.—
Parker Hall,
Wired News,
8 July 2025
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Before the music began, Watanabe paid tribute to Minnesota Orchestra viola player Ken Freed, who died on June 29 while running in a sprint triathlon.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
11 July 2025
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Despite its departure from standard Superman imagery, Smallville consistently paid tribute to earlier adaptations.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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From the church’s dome hung garlands of flowers, lilies, roses, and chrysanthemums, which stretched all the way to the organ alcove, which was covered in climbing vines.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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The upper deck is piled high with some that are strung together like popcorn garlands drying in the sun.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
2 July 2025
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In the continued spirit of collaboration, an exclusive fragrance was created for the show by Symrise Fine Fragrance perfumers, a partner of the Istituto Marangoni Paris for the Bachelor and Master of Fragrances and Cosmetics Management and Fragrances and Cosmetics Brand Management and Licensing.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
7 July 2025
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Open since 2001, the company makes approximately 35 different fragrances, including seasonal soaps.—
Pamela Brown,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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Got thoughts, questions, ideas, concerns, compliments or maybe even some recs for me?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Gathegi and Gunn had known each other in passing for years, and the Kenyan-American actor suddenly remembered a compliment that Gunn had paid him on the red carpet of The Suicide Squad in 2021.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
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The bedding brand keeps it fresh in terms of colorways, with the new Windy Floral (a retro take on flowers) and a Caroline Z. Hurley collab of block print posies.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
27 June 2025
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These flowers—delicate, white trillium and fringed phacelia—are much more gentle on the eyes than the showy posies out West.—
Emma Veidt,
Outside Online,
14 Apr. 2025
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The whiskey features aromas of coffee cake, pretzel dough, and marshmallow.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Gray Wolf Straight Bourbon has rich aromas of maple bar, coffee cake, creamed corn, fresh mint, and baking spices.—
Gege Reed,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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“Bouquet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bouquet. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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