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lavender

[lav-uhn-der] / ˈlæv ən dər /
NOUN
purple
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Guests were shuttled to the Storm King Art Center, where we were greeted with Blank Street Coffee and lavender vanilla scoops from Laz’s Ice Cream.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

But thrust “Transamerica” 21 years into the future, and watch as it shakes off “outdated” and “problematic” from either side of Bree’s pristine lavender shoulder pads.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Tamara makes lavender syrup and keeps it on hand so there are always spritzes by the pool this time of year,” he continued.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

She also totes lavender oil, a portable fan, a rosary and sour candies in a small bag she takes everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Then he smelled a gentle fragrance of lavender and sage.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Speaking to reporters afterwards, she explained her purple outfit was inspired by her love of lavenders and the calmness they bring.

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

She experimented with drought-tolerant trees and shrubs including lavenders and even bulbs like daffodils, but “I began to realize that so much of what I planted wasn’t doing well,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2024

Beane — and her family — agreed, and Ferry got to work, striving to accurately reproduce the lavenders, pinks and blues, the dazzling cream lace, the shades of purple and maroon in her hats.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2019

“We have spent a long time optimizing our lavenders for their aroma because we use them in aromatherapy. You might even call it a pharmaceutical standard. Not all species of lavender are created equal.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2019

The tree mimicked the sunset, all golds and oranges and lavenders and dusty pinks.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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