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Recent Examples of boutonniere
For the appearance, Chalamet opted for a sleek velvet suit decorated with a boutonniere, while Jenner wore a curve-hugging dress with a plunging neckline, a design from the Schiaparelli Fall/Winter 2025 collection.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Monáe, however, opted for a classic, oversize black and white suit, leather gloves, a loose-fitting Prada tie, a short-brimmed fedora and a red boutonniere.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Photos from the funeral showed men and women in black suits with orange boutonnieres carrying his casket into the funeral home.
—Julie Mazziotta, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
From Lebanon to South Nashville, high schoolers have showed up in a blur of sequins, boutonnieres, flowy gowns and their fair share of cowboy hats.
—The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
Monáe, however, opted for a classic, oversize black and white suit, leather gloves, a loose-fitting Prada tie, a short-brimmed fedora and a red boutonniere.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Photos from the funeral showed men and women in black suits with orange boutonnieres carrying his casket into the funeral home.
—Julie Mazziotta, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
From Lebanon to South Nashville, high schoolers have showed up in a blur of sequins, boutonnieres, flowy gowns and their fair share of cowboy hats.
—The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boutonniere
corsage
Noun
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The singer wore a custom blue Luar dress the color of Puerto Rico’s independence flag, and a Piers Atkinson corsage featuring the country’s national flower, the flor de maga.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
9 Feb. 2026
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Behind the bride was a nearly 15-foot veil, and her mother-in-law Queen Anne-Marie's antique corsage tiara was on her head.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Boutonniere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boutonniere. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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