as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
that sitcom star is still a bud, so all he needs right now are looks and personality
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Recent Examples of bud
Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2025
But that doesn’t change the reality of an offseason decision tree that has a lot more dead branches than promising buds.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
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This budget projector and STEM toy projects accurate images of the cosmos, ideal for for budding astronomers who want a glimpse of the night sky at home.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 24 May 2025
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Noun
The situation could start to resemble the lead-up to World War II, which partially resulted from the collapse of the League of Nations and the failure of European powers to nip German expansionism in the bud.
—Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2025
But that doesn’t change the reality of an offseason decision tree that has a lot more dead branches than promising buds.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Verb
As soon as the flowers start blooming and the leaves start budding, we’re drawn outside to our rocking chairs to enjoy the local wildlife.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
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This budget projector and STEM toy projects accurate images of the cosmos, ideal for for budding astronomers who want a glimpse of the night sky at home.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bud
Noun
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Well, all but Prince Harry, his wife, Meghan Markle, and their two kids.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
6 June 2025
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Martha Stewart’s Living and Learning kid’s furniture collection includes more pieces that are on sale, so keep scrolling to shop these deals.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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The best way to encourage months of flowering on French (bigleaf) and oakleaf hydrangeas is by pruning as little as possible.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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Another bonus of harvesting smaller fruit is that your plant will keep flowering and fruiting throughout the summer.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Ensure child and pet safety: Take every precaution to never leave young children and pets alone in vehicles, especially in extreme heat when car interiors can quickly become hazardous.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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Alex Fine, her husband and father of her children, was present during her testimony.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Flanigan had shared several photos on social media of her children and a blossoming baby bump in 2021.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Meanwhile, romance with someone different or from another culture might blossom.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The litter of cubs was born to first time mom, 4-year-old Cora, and 8-year-old Vader, according to zoo officials.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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Here, bears find the space to stretch their limbs and walk for perhaps the first time since being cubs.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Some flowers bloom at the beginning of spring, while others begin to flower at the end of the summer or early fall and can bloom for a couple of days or weeks.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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Visit in spring to avoid the worst of the crowds, and see the landscape awash in seasonal wildflower blooms.—
Zoe Baillargeon,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
Verb
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This is because of the increasing demands for networking and switches to connect exponentially larger clusters, from spine to leaf in the front end and back end, rack to rack and accelerator to accelerator.—
Beth Kindig,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.—
Ruth Margalit,
The New York Review of Books,
30 Mar. 2023
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