buttercup
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They have bucked up, buttercup, and look at them now.
From Slate ● Apr. 3, 2026
Well, buckle up, buttercup, because here you’ll find an assortment of day hikes and weekend camping ideas that will have you filing for vacation before you realize you’re typing an email to your boss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2025
Dot, who’s called a “tiger” by a formidable foe, is a tiny woman with a cheerful smile and a reassuring voice who favors buttercup yellow and thrift store fashion.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2023
A moth, Micropterix calthella, covered in golden balls of pollen from a creeping buttercup flower found in Mutter's Moor, near Sidmouth, Devon.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2022
Stargirl seemed to float down the promenade in her buttercup gown.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
In the city surrounded by fields of buttercups, collapsed buildings and gutted shops follow one another, from bakeries to florists.
From Barron's ● Apr. 21, 2026
At Los Padres National Forest along the Central California coast, swaths of California poppies, California buttercups, purple shooting stars and goldfields fill the slopes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Before long it bloomed with poppies, buttercups and Queen Anne's lace.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 1, 2023
For example, at Klickitat Trail, you’ll see mock orange, blue aster, gentian, buttercups and desert parsley starting in late April into early June.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
Her strapless gown is a bright, rich yellow, as if pressed from buttercups.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
