: 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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Unhappily, this budding romance is interrupted when Arnold’s tracked down by the TV series viper-like host (Richard Dawson).
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Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
Silvetti’s assist and overall performance during his 74 minutes on the pitch wasn’t just a mental keepsake for the budding 19-year-old who recently starred in the Under-20 World Cup.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
How Brazil and the U.S. went from the brink of economic warfare to a budding bromance is a tale as ancient as European settlement in the Americas and as recent as the role of social media in our lives.
—Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Redding argued that Aguilera denies his involvement in the shooting, has no violent criminal convictions, and has strong community ties in the Bay Area that include a teenage son and a budding pop-up eatery opened prior to his arrest earlier this year.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
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Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
Silvetti’s assist and overall performance during his 74 minutes on the pitch wasn’t just a mental keepsake for the budding 19-year-old who recently starred in the Under-20 World Cup.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
How Brazil and the U.S. went from the brink of economic warfare to a budding bromance is a tale as ancient as European settlement in the Americas and as recent as the role of social media in our lives.
—Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Redding argued that Aguilera denies his involvement in the shooting, has no violent criminal convictions, and has strong community ties in the Bay Area that include a teenage son and a budding pop-up eatery opened prior to his arrest earlier this year.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budding. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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