lilac
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Eventually Goad made a decision: She scrapped the characteristic purple in favor of a delicate lilac named “Lilith,” picked by a committee of girls.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Infiniti oozed glamour in a lilac sleeveless Louis Vuitton dress with a fitted bodice and a cascade of ruffles tumbling from her hip to the floor, creating a long train.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
Following “the Sydney Cherkov way,” she wears a lilac blouse that telegraphs meek, demure energy.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025
Mace said she’d build a concrete house and the yard would have oak, sycamore, toyon, lemonade berry and lilac.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025
Her brain simmered with bursts of lilac, cigar smoke, sweat, the cringe of a missed opportunity, pangs of hunger.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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