lavender
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But thrust “Transamerica” 21 years into the future, and watch as it shakes off “outdated” and “problematic” from either side of Bree’s pristine lavender shoulder pads.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
The beds are dotted with scented flowers such as honeysuckle, jasmine and lavender, and textured foliage and grasses that patients can touch and smell from their beds.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
With his gray-and-white mane sleekly accentuating his black and lavender ensemble, he struts with an eminence that had me picturing Eartha Kitt in a Bob Fosse spectacular.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Nali always smelled like lavender and sage, which Nathan was glad to inhale over and over again.
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
Gophers devoured many of his early plants, including his lavenders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
The right side, the pony, has a cooler palette of blues, whites, pinks and lavenders.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2018
Perhaps the grandest departure from reality is found in the sky of roiled pinks, whites and lavenders in an expansive Bijapur hunting scene that is one of the show’s best-known masterpieces.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2015
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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