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as in garlands
a bunch of flowers
I bought my wife a nice bouquet for her birthday
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as in compliments
an admiring personal remark
an evening dress of daring design that attracted bouquets as well as brickbats
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Recent Examples of bouquets
Celebratory bottles of wine can be arranged by the hotel's downstairs sister bar, Bar Covell, and bespoke bouquets are requestable via Gilly Flowers, Silver Lake’s chicest florist.
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Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Not that Vrabel threw his young quarterback any bouquets afterward.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
By Thursday, passersby had created a makeshift memorial just beyond the Calçada da Glória, leaving bouquets of flowers under barricade tape set up by emergency workers.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
White's floral shop visit comes after he's been famously spotted carrying large bouquets on multiple occasions.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Flower Beds, Perennials, and Ornamentals Now is the time to gather armfuls of the last flowers of the season for fresh bouquets, as well as for drying flowers.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Riley’s style is excellent at delivering deadpan comedy and perfect bouquets of imagery.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Local produce flavors seasonal beers, and even the decorative bouquets were grown on-site.
—Kate Bernot, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Workers at the sports center cleared away the bouquets of flowers that mourning residents had laid there.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Not that Vrabel threw his young quarterback any bouquets afterward.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
By Thursday, passersby had created a makeshift memorial just beyond the Calçada da Glória, leaving bouquets of flowers under barricade tape set up by emergency workers.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
White's floral shop visit comes after he's been famously spotted carrying large bouquets on multiple occasions.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Flower Beds, Perennials, and Ornamentals Now is the time to gather armfuls of the last flowers of the season for fresh bouquets, as well as for drying flowers.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
Riley’s style is excellent at delivering deadpan comedy and perfect bouquets of imagery.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Local produce flavors seasonal beers, and even the decorative bouquets were grown on-site.
—Kate Bernot, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
Workers at the sports center cleared away the bouquets of flowers that mourning residents had laid there.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bouquets
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The set comes with seven pumpkins in a variety of shapes and sizes to line up across the mantel, and can easily stand alone or be added to a full display with garlands and candles.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dust off your fake cobwebs and sparkly garlands, but don’t forget to level up your Halloween Squishmallows collection, too.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
5 Sep. 2025
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Laura Ashley has also worked with fragrance specialists Freckleface on a handmade candle called Vintage 100 that combines two of Laura’s favorite scents, English rose and wild blackberries.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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For something more accessible, try it with Bath & Body Works’ Vanilla Bean Noel or any of EOS’s body lotions, particularly their vanilla or coconut scents.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Travelers can now submit not only grievances but also compliments and comments.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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The title comes compliments of songwriter Christian Yancey, who brought it to an appointment at Nashville’s Combustion Music with Nick Sainato, Chris McKenna and Jessica Farren in February 2024.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Alain Hivelin joins the company as general manager of couture, quickly becoming president of a group encompassing fashion, fragrances and accessories.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The company has tied its subsequent color reveals to signature fragrances, soundscapes, food, fabrics and finishes.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Welcome to this year’s Best of Beauty winners in the Scent category, a list that includes nine genre-defining fragrances, a solid perfume, two body mists, one delicious-smelling hair mist, two oils, and four home aromas.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The aromas of this wine - maraschino cherry, pink roses and sea breeze - are dazzling; there is great freshness, excellent complexity and significant persistence; enjoy this over the next three to five years.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 10 during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University, tributes have poured in from across the country—including from several Dancing With the Stars alumni.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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More tributes, including flowers, American flags and messages to Kirk have been placed inside the courtyard.—
Sophia Compton , Andrea Margolis , Olivia Palombo,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Bardot bangs and Old Hollywood bobs have also been red-carpet staples recently.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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The pompadour eventually found its way into the fashion muse’s beauty aesthetic, as did micro bangs, bleach-blond highlights, bowl cuts and bobs.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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All these benefits attached to purchasing the perfumes, face serums, moisturizers, sunscreens (because fall sunshine still mandates applying them), and foundations everyone’s been raving about as of late?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fragrances and photosensitivity Certain ingredients in perfumes and colognes can cause photosensitivity, a reaction where the skin becomes more susceptible to UV damage.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Bouquets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bouquets. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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