buttercup
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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
The look - a red suit paired with a buttercup yellow shirt and eel-skin cape - was partly inspired by Burna Boy's Nigerian roots.
From BBC ● May 16, 2025
If you have to go out, mask up buttercup!
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2023
They sell little jars of their house-made mayonnaise from a refrigerated case by the counter, by the way; it's thick and buttercup yellow from the high concentration of whipped egg yolk.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2022
"Bring me a day dress instead. The lavender one. No, the buttercup yellow with the ruffled sleeves."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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
Before long it bloomed with poppies, buttercups and Queen Anne's lace.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 1, 2023
The flowers are also known as Persian buttercups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
The vivid yellow of buttercups peeked through the high grass on the towpath.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
The/ stood on cool, green grass, sprinkled with daisies and buttercups.
From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis
