as in exchange
a small retail establishment that sells stylish clothing or other usually expensive things
bought some one-of-a-kind clothing at the boutique
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Recent Examples of boutique
For decades, financial firms have explored how boutique mechanisms can help fund nature protection, including oceans.
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Justin Worland, Time, 28 May 2026
In addition to a beer menu rife with IPAs and lagers, the business will also feature a boutique distillery producing gin and vodka.
—Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Shannon Maldonado’s lifestyle boutique is packed with art books, ceramics, and design-forward objects from independent makers, including sleek incense burners from local ceramic artist Domenic Frunzi.
—Regan Stephens, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
In 2021, the Swan Reserve debuted with an additional 349 rooms and suites, bringing a more modern, boutique-style property to the collection.
—Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
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Justin Worland, Time, 28 May 2026
In addition to a beer menu rife with IPAs and lagers, the business will also feature a boutique distillery producing gin and vodka.
—Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Shannon Maldonado’s lifestyle boutique is packed with art books, ceramics, and design-forward objects from independent makers, including sleek incense burners from local ceramic artist Domenic Frunzi.
—Regan Stephens, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 May 2026
In 2021, the Swan Reserve debuted with an additional 349 rooms and suites, bringing a more modern, boutique-style property to the collection.
—Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boutique
Noun
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And outfielder Jesus Sanchez was also an indirect result of those transactions, as he was added in exchange for Will Wagner and Joey Loperfido, who were acquired back then.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The House bill would allow large-scale developers, such as the Bears, to freeze their property tax assessments for 25 to 45 years in exchange for the PILOT payments.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Energy markets don’t stop at state lines, so when one state rewrites the rules for major producers, every state feels it at the pump and on the power bill.—
Yaël Ossowski,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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With its asking price now at $7 million, the listing remains positioned at the very top end of the Sacramento-area market — but the price cut signals the reality of selling a trophy property where history and architecture are as central to the pitch as bedrooms and square footage.—
David Caraccio
May 29,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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The logo of SoftBank is displayed at a company shop in Tokyo, Japan January 28, 2025.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Among the city’s handful of modern-day speakeasies, Danico is shielded by a velvet curtain in the back of Italian eatery Daroco in Jean-Paul Gaultier’s former flagship shop.—
Lane Nieset,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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According to local media outlet, KARK, the snakes are nonvenomous black rat snakes, which feed primarily on pests like rats and mice.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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The Kremlin has seen Zelensky’s letter and Putin will be briefed on it, Russian state outlet TASS cited Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov as saying.—
Katharina Krebs,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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“Boutique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boutique. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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