Thesaurus results for POSY

posy

noun

ˈpō-zē

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as in bouquet

a bunch of flowers gathered a posy of wildflowers to present to his girlfriend

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Recent Examples of posy The boxy design further elevates the reversible pattern–big, bolder florals on one side, and delicate posies on the other. —

Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026 Make a Posy That Speaks Volumes To make a small bouquet—aka a posy—use four or five kinds of flowers at most. —

Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2026 The table was set with a posy in a parfait glass and a pot of Colman’s mustard. —

Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 21 July 2025 The former Spice Girl wore a posy midi dress in dusty pink, featuring a loose bodice and flowing skirt with an asymmetric hemline. —

Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for posy

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bouquet

Noun

The team went through four chefs before finding talented 26-year-old local Hanna Lukowiesky, who not only whips up the five-course farmstead dinner (a bargain at 70 euros) but also picks flowers from around the island for the hotel’s bouquets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Lindsay Lohan has a beautiful bouquet of flowers in hand on set for Count My Lies in New York City on April 20.

— Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026