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lavender

[lav-uhn-der] / ˈlæv ən dər /
NOUN
purple
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She later went from a figure-hugging sheer lavender Gucci gown to a playful daytime polka dot ensemble from Jacquemus matched with retro white sun glasses, with Elle magazine praising her "old Hollywood" dash.

From Barron's May 22, 2026

Actress Chase Sui Wonders dripped with diamonds in a pale lavender dress.

From BBC May 4, 2026

But if it’s a solo night, it’s like candles, lavender bubbles, lights are dim, jazz music is playing in the background, like Billie Holiday, and that is the ultimate reset.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

The swish of polyester skirts in spring pastels — lavender, mint, butter-yellow — as the women of the church organized the spread.

From Salon Mar. 15, 2026

It was brimming with buckets of orange lilies, purple stock, yellow spray roses, red carnations, baby snapdragons...and lavender, lavender, lavender.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

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

Gophers devoured many of his early plants, including his lavenders.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2023

Unburdened by representation, Rothko’s suspended blocks of autonomous color accentuate the strangeness of Church’s palette, especially the array of lavenders, pinks and yellows in his skies.

From New York Times Dec. 2, 2020

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

The Chrysanthemum Teahouse glows in lavenders and magentas and reds.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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