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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 boutiques
Today, its antique shops, art galleries, and boutiques—two of my personal go-tos are Penelope Chilvers for bespoke riding boots and Sam Wilson for country-chic home goods—attract locals and visitors alike.
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Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Grassi Damiani said the group has a long-term approach to the brand and plans to enhance Baume & Mercier’s visibility and reach by leveraging its own multibrand distribution network and opening select monobrand boutiques in strategic locations over time, including a first in Milan.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
The backstory Long before luxury boutiques and embassies claimed Knightsbridge, the area was a pastoral patchwork of open fields and marshy lowlands.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
For more art, head to the Bishop Arts District in the Oak Cliff neighborhood with its array of galleries, vintage boutiques, restaurants, coffee shops and bars.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
Then delve into the boutiques of the Design District for some of Europe’s most eye-pleasing fashion and home decor.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
There’s also plenty of time for relaxing poolside and browsing boutiques built into the schedule.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026
The owner modeled her brick-and-mortar after the great boutiques and salons of Paris, catching the attention of shoppers such as Blake Lively and Dita Von Teese along the way.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Liverpool operates across Mexico with 310 stores under the Liverpool and Suburbia banners, 119 specialized boutiques, as well as 29 shopping centers.
—David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
Grassi Damiani said the group has a long-term approach to the brand and plans to enhance Baume & Mercier’s visibility and reach by leveraging its own multibrand distribution network and opening select monobrand boutiques in strategic locations over time, including a first in Milan.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
The backstory Long before luxury boutiques and embassies claimed Knightsbridge, the area was a pastoral patchwork of open fields and marshy lowlands.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026
For more art, head to the Bishop Arts District in the Oak Cliff neighborhood with its array of galleries, vintage boutiques, restaurants, coffee shops and bars.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
Then delve into the boutiques of the Design District for some of Europe’s most eye-pleasing fashion and home decor.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
There’s also plenty of time for relaxing poolside and browsing boutiques built into the schedule.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 June 2026
The owner modeled her brick-and-mortar after the great boutiques and salons of Paris, catching the attention of shoppers such as Blake Lively and Dita Von Teese along the way.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Liverpool operates across Mexico with 310 stores under the Liverpool and Suburbia banners, 119 specialized boutiques, as well as 29 shopping centers.
—David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boutiques
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An amendment to the city’s nutrition center budget, which preserves the program’s daily meal cap at 250 rather than reducing it to 200 as per staff recommendation, sparked the meeting’s sharpest exchanges.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2026
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Initial public offerings from SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI in the coming months could add close to $4 trillion in market capitalization to US exchanges, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.—
Jeran Wittenstein,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Sprouting from its Inlet Parking Lot, the historic Boardwalk features a lively mix of colorful shops, enticing restaurants, arcades and more.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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With a home base in SoHo– an ever-evolving art-world with galleries, studios, and museums, hip metropolitan green spaces such as the High Line, Washington and Union Squares, and designer shops and hubs are all at your fingertips.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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An Anduril listing on the public markets is a long-running subject of speculation.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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The cheapest upper-deck seats available Sunday night were going for more than $6,000 on secondary markets like StubHub, SeatGeek and VividSeats.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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But Tennie has the rare bragging rights of being seen on three different shows on three different outlets (Apple TV, HBO Max and ABC) at the same time.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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As more and more outlets pick up the footage Daniel has protected throughout the movie, there are glimpses of spaceships falling through the sky and their wreckage.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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“Boutiques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boutiques. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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