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 driveway was already full of other cars arriving and various parents and kids taking photos like crazy and squealing.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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They were married in 1968, with Miguel Bezos adopting her young son, and had two more kids, Christina and Mark.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Of the many types of basil, the classic Italian 'Treviso' variety stands out for resisting bitterness, staying tender longer, and being slow to flower even as summer heats up.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Jan. 2026
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Creating an optimal growing environment is essential to flowering.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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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After squaring off in the ring, the two developed a long-term friendship that eventually blossomed into a romantic relationship.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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After Lorelai's teen pregnancy pushed her to build a life in Stars Hollow, the Gilmores' subsequently estranged and sometimes contentious relationships blossomed into complexity, love and sharp family humor.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The cubs’ mother, Molly, arrived at the zoo from Sunset Zoo in Kansas last April.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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What readers are saying The comments on the article about sloth bears at the National Zoo focus on the birth of two sloth bear cubs and the uncertainty surrounding the identity of their father.—
Martin Weil,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The seven-mile Torreya Challenge Loop steadily climbs and dips, meandering over creeks, an old forest road, and blackberry brambles, following a ridge where mountain laurels bloom in the spring and visitors can find the steepest incline in the park.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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Just like garlic, spring flowers like tulips, daffodils, and snowdrops need to be planted in the fall to bloom.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 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 9 Jan. 2026.
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