: being in an early stage of development
budding novelists
Examples of budding in a Sentence
her budding career as a lawyer
the budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office
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From helping budding artists navigate the music industry to a website allowing teachers to shop school supplies for free, Black tech entrepreneurs create technology to solve problems or improve lives.
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La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2024
Even prior to the series’ recent debut, right-wing media outlets seized upon the budding narrative around the show’s queerness in an attempt to generate controversy.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 19 Sep. 2024
By all accounts, Blaze was an exceptional young man — an Ivy League student at the University of Pennsylvania, considering a career in medicine, a writer and budding chef.
—James Stolz, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
Even coaches and trainers working with Amateur Athletic Union players need to find places to train and develop budding athletes.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2024
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La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2024
Even prior to the series’ recent debut, right-wing media outlets seized upon the budding narrative around the show’s queerness in an attempt to generate controversy.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 19 Sep. 2024
By all accounts, Blaze was an exceptional young man — an Ivy League student at the University of Pennsylvania, considering a career in medicine, a writer and budding chef.
—James Stolz, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
Even coaches and trainers working with Amateur Athletic Union players need to find places to train and develop budding athletes.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budding. Accessed 21 Oct. 2024.
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