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
Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The app provides a simple interface with a quick look at the battery levels of the buds and case, and access to numerous settings.
—PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
However, Victoria and David completely approve of Kim and Romeo’s budding relationship.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 4 Apr. 2025
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Noun
When the buds color up or the foliage begins to unfurl, arrange the branches in a vase and display them in a cool room in bright light — but out of direct sunlight.
—Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The app provides a simple interface with a quick look at the battery levels of the buds and case, and access to numerous settings.
—PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
Tash reimagines 1969 Woodstock for the YA crowd, focusing on the budding romance between teens Michael and Cora against the backdrop of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead.
—Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
However, Victoria and David completely approve of Kim and Romeo’s budding relationship.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bud
Noun
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Campbell was the kid who trained with the same private track coach.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The trend, like so many before it, is exactly what kids love the most.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
1 May 2025
Verb
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This mystery concerns the connection between winter cold and spring flowering.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2025
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Some species are more drawn to flower nectar than others.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Most of the justices sounded sympathetic to a group of Maryland parents who want their elementary school children excused from class when the books are being read.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The surface contained scores of portraits made by children with baker’s clay, then turned into 42 bronze panels.—
Robert Taylor,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Graham was awarded the Outland Trophy – given to the best offensive or defensive lineman in college – last year having blossomed into a player with all the aspects needed to succeed in the NFL.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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For two days only, Lilly Pulitzer is blossoming with discounts on its cheery dresses, skirts, pants, and more.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Moments later, the mother tiger carefully steps over her cubs and continues walking out of the camera’s view.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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In most attacks, bears are trying to defend their food, cubs or space.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Soon after, soft white florals bloom against a backdrop of musk, creating a clean, satin-like sensation on the skin.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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Anza-Borrego is especially beautiful in the spring, when colorful wildflowers bloom across the desert, including purple sand verbenas, yellow desert sunflowers, and golden poppies.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.—
Ruth Margalit,
The New York Review of Books,
30 Mar. 2023
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“Bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bud. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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