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
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
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Furthermore the buds of trees, lichens and many fungi glow with this same light.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
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
Verb
Don’t worry, bud, that’s plenty enough as is.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Furthermore the buds of trees, lichens and many fungi glow with this same light.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bud
Noun
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The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Keaton is survived by her two kids, daughter Dexter, 29, and son Duke, 25.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Spring is ideal for planting flowering shrubs, perennials, and ornamental trees such as azaleas, hydrangeas, and dogwoods.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Plants spend all of their energy on flowering, so dividing during bloom time can stress their root development.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her mother, a pediatric critical care nurse, was working her shift at Hennepin County Medical Center, where several of the wounded were taken, before even knowing her children’s school was involved.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The topic of nepotism came up in a new interview with Skarsgård in Vulture, when the outlet pointed out that many of his eight children — including Bill, Alexander, and Gustaf — have become actors like their father.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In recent years, Savannah, Georgia, has blossomed as a destination for festive experiences, and its vibrancy has only grown brighter thanks to the revitalization of a 1912 power plant.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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That dread has blossomed by midnight, when the room suddenly goes dark.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The teacher explains how by being imprisoned, the cub will never learn to speak.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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Tule, who is about 3½ years old, and Nabu, about a year old, were found as ailing cubs in the wild and were cared for by wildlife rehabilitation groups before coming to the zoo.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What if your orchid hasn’t bloomed?—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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In May 2018, the couple married at Lansing’s Frances Park surrounded by blooming rose gardens and nearly 100 guests.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Visit between mid-December to mid-January to see penguin chicks.—
Ashton Palmer,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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This chick has helicopters landing her on set.—
Jeff Pearlman,
HollywoodReporter,
20 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 25 Oct. 2025.
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