as in nascent
beginning to come into existence
the budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office
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Recent Examples of budding
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 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.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Part of me hopes to see this continue to inspire generations of budding game art talent, but then the rest of me knows living up to this high water mark is nearly impossible.
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Spintronics is a budding path in the quest for a future beyond CMOS.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2021
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Verb
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
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.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
Part of me hopes to see this continue to inspire generations of budding game art talent, but then the rest of me knows living up to this high water mark is nearly impossible.
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Spintronics is a budding path in the quest for a future beyond CMOS.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for budding
Adjective
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For Netflix, which is still more nascent in the space than its traditional competitors, the KPop Demon Hunter deals mark a major expansion.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Not all his family returned with him, worried that the nascent ceasefire may not hold.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Spruce up your outdoor pumpkin decor with a chic vase blossoming with fall florals.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Shannon headed home to Illinois, blossoming into an offensive force for the Illini.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His initial coping mechanism was to throw his water bottle in frustration.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The items collect dust, and the space is rarely revisited after the initial setup until the holidays come around.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Originally created to support burgeoning American designers, Amiri expanded the applicant pool to international couturiers in June 2023.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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The rekindling of old grievances, almost 15 years after his death, may be down to burgeoning interest from the global art market.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Tim Curry of Rocky Horror Picture Show fame memorably gave the dancing clown its first breath in a 1990 miniseries co-written and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Flames, meanwhile, are still searching for their first win at home after starting their season 1-6-0.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Growing flowering herbs, annuals, perennials, and cover crops such as clover beneath apple trees attracts pollinators and helps apple trees fruit better.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
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These types of hydrangeas should only be pruned immediately after flowering in the spring and summer.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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To her credit, Shannon shakes off the incipient paranoia and goes hard into the giggles at anything and everyone at the table.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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On the macro front, there’s no doubt that the jobs report turned up the level of concern about the economy’s growth pace by a few clicks, while putting some pressure on the not-insignificant camp of economic handicappers who have been calling for an incipient reacceleration in U.S. growth.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Native, night-blooming plants attract nighttime pollinators, a yummy snack for a hungry bat.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Varieties include the early-blooming Solar Glow™, which produces red-orange blooms, and Solar Flare™ with yellow flowers accented in orange hues.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budding. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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