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
Vibrantly-coloured drinks made with ube, or purple yam, have also been added to Costa Coffee and Starbucks menus this summer, with marketing materials heavily promoting ube's lilac hues.
From BBC ● May 8, 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
Once cooled, they went into crinkly cellophane bags from Party Central, each one tied with a bit of lilac curling ribbon.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025
The man had her brother's hair, but he was taller, and his eyes were a dark indigo rather than lilac.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
But at the same time, lilacs are blooming and birds are flapping around in the trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
The arrival of a pesky family of rabbits or lilacs so heavily leaf-spotted by fungal disease that they defoliated in August just don’t feel like legitimate problems against such headlines.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
She described her childhood within the island's forested expanse, making dirt-pies and chasing garter snakes next to "fragrant purple lilacs, sour grapes in vines strangling the trunks of tart green apple trees".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023
Dogs wear glow sticks around their necks; flower merchants switch on headlamps to show off the vibrant colors of their lilacs and peonies; and children are outfitted in reflective clothing for safety.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
One might be the spark of a memory of the smell of lilacs on a country road in childhood.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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