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
Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Watch for warning signs like dropping buds and dull-looking foliage, which indicate the soil is too dry for this plant.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
The repeal of clean energy tax credits also stands to hinder Kentucky's budding electric vehicle industry.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Jump ahead another 25 years and large retail garden centers and the better landscape contractors started calling for 4-inch pots of pansies in full bud and bloom for almost immediate impact.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
Watch for warning signs like dropping buds and dull-looking foliage, which indicate the soil is too dry for this plant.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
At 11, the budding chef launched a pop-up supper club from his family’s home, in Los Angeles.
—Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 27 Sep. 2025
The repeal of clean energy tax credits also stands to hinder Kentucky's budding electric vehicle industry.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bud
Noun
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The kids' club received an overhaul in 2018.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Proving that moms will do anything for their kids, Kim Kardashian joined North to dress up as her favorite TikTok stars, Jay Guapõ and Pink Cardigan.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Deciduous magnolia trees shed their leaves each year and should be pruned in the summer once flowering is over.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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Consider the flowering period duration when choosing a date.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Under the public trees, children ran exultantly between cars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Villages have been burned, civilians executed, and children targeted.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Their romance blossomed quickly.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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So, excited headlines about a blossoming romance between them certainly creates a narrative that distracts from all the negative news each has grappled with recently.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Nashville Zoo has unlocked a successful mating rate by keeping cubs together at a young age, going from 20% to 40% to a 95% success rate as part of its effort to protect animal species.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Nov. 2025
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The cubs’ father and aunts, Nia and Zuri, will stay in the zoo’s lion exhibit.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This protection also works to protect plants that are marginally hardy in your area, such as hydrangeas blooming on old wood that may not bloom if their flower buds are damaged by cold.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Nov. 2025
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For the rest of her glam, Gomez experimented with a more ’00s inspired lip combo, opting for a darker, taupey lip liner and cooler-toned brown gloss, finishing the look with a smoky gray eye and blooming pink blush.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trees are leafing, birds are chirping and the mere thought of sending a Microsoft Teams or Slack message feels like an affront to Mother Nature; spring has finally sprung in Indianapolis.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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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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“Bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bud. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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