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The earthy green creates a grounding effect, especially when parallel with the floor, so that your bed becomes something of a lily pad.—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 20 Jan. 2026 These people spent anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks, in some cases months, at these third country lily pad sites.—ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025 The inspector general found the lily pads were rushed, understaffed and inconsistent, leading to major documentation gaps, missing records and vetting shortcuts.—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025 At Printemps, for example, designer Laura Gonzalez’s delightfully modern, maximalism—layers of patterned marble, vivid frescoes, and those statement lily pad light fixtures—are part of the overall allure, creating spaces made to be photographed, shared, and reposted.—Regan Stephens, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lily pad