: 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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For the past few months, the politician has made waves as his budding relationship with Perry continues to heat up.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Boakye tracks the budding fusion industry closely and said the growth in companies and the diversity of funding behind them are helping to shrink the timeline toward commercial development through a range of technological approaches.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Each had budding professional and academic careers.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Ted is optimistic that this budding romance is the beginning of his Christmas comeback, but his looming holiday bad luck still has a few curveballs in store for him.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Boakye tracks the budding fusion industry closely and said the growth in companies and the diversity of funding behind them are helping to shrink the timeline toward commercial development through a range of technological approaches.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Each had budding professional and academic careers.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Ted is optimistic that this budding romance is the beginning of his Christmas comeback, but his looming holiday bad luck still has a few curveballs in store for him.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for budding
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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budding. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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