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Recent Examples of boutonniere
The flowers are also cut for bouquets and boutonnieres – a use that gave the plant its common name bachelor’s buttons.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Tender, honest and evocatively photographed, this documentary sticks to you like a boutonniere on a lapel.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
For their black tie date night, Brody wore a black made-to-measure Thom Browne suit with braided trim along the lapels and an abstract boutonniere by Elsa Jin.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Includes bouquets and boutonnieres for the wedding party, centerpieces, and other decorative florals.
—Virginia Van Zanten, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boutonniere
corsage
Noun
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She's increased her prices as a result, with wrist corsages typically sold for $40, now priced at $50.—
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And definitely don’t forget the coordinating corsage and boutonniere!—
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“Boutonniere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boutonniere. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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